Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 12AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
S
8
2
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
605
2356
708
613
275
208
176
111
132
147
617
243
286
169
147
106
226
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:45AM0.74m
4:10PM1.09m
5:46AM0.74m
4:54PM1.10m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.36m
9:26AM0.56m
11:32PM0.33m
10:15AM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
6
6
6
6
8
11
10
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
0
-2
-1
-1
1
3
5
4
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
7
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