Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is

13.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 7	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	40	84	95	132	186	266	266	203	201	198	131	131	131	129	82	81	79	77	75	73	68	98	144	200
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:41AM0.89m			6:51PM1.38m					8:40AM0.91m				7:48PM1.40m				9:35AM0.93m				8:44PM1.38m
Low Tide		1:11AM0.00m			12:29PM0.52m					2:09AM-0.05m				1:28PM0.52m				3:03AM-0.06m				2:28PM0.51m


	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	13	13	11	8	8	7	7	7	9	10	8	9	8	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	11
Feels °C	5	4	3	5	5	5	1	1	1	3	3	5	5	2	2	3	3	4	3	5	7	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	SSE 16	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	11	84	95	132	186	266	266	203	201	198	131	131	131	129	82	81	72	61	38	27	17	98	144	200
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	ENE 8	S 8	E 9	S 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 9	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	NE 9	NE 8	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 6	N 8	SSW 14
kJ	40	7	5	2	5	6	18	22	16	18	29	30	33	21	3	3	79	77	75	73	68	6	1	120
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	E 8	NE 8	E 9	NNE 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	NNE 8	SSW 5	NE 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	E 12	E 11	N 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	NE 8
kJ	1	1	2	2	5	5	5	9	7	6	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	WSW 4	W 4	W 4	WNW 4	NW 3	NW 3	W 4	SW 4	SSW 6	WSW 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 3	W 3	W 3
kJ	18	19	36	70	46	28	33	49	50	22	11	5	5	12	65	119	18	10	9	13	13	4	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	1	1	1	1	2	1	5	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	527	971	971	472	968	15	1137	528	95	0	15	15	77	22	95	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	0
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Rating (10 max)						2			2	2	1	7	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3
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