Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.9° 

Swansea Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 2AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
S
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
49
118
124
127
191
250
482
509
259
250
188
320
246
181
376
237
181
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35PM1.33m
9:03AM0.96m
8:31PM1.29m
9:47AM0.99m
9:25PM1.21m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.03m
2:17PM0.45m
3:25AM0.08m
3:16PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
10
12
15
15
11
10
10
11
11
13
15
14
10
10
Feels °C
6
3
3
4
6
7
9
11
8
6
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
7
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