Swansea Point surf break

Swansea Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Swansea Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Swansea Point today?

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888888881413888888711111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2732802872843182702732665426623320119316313315689108131125223305288
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.83
9:01AM
1.20
10:45PM
0.85
9:42AM
1.20
11:23PM
0.89
10:24AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
0.58
4:16PM
0.14
3:29AM
0.57
4:53PM
0.13
4:17AM
0.56
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:52-------5:54-------5:56-
Sunset--8:42-------8:40-------8:40-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716141415161819191714131316202119181514131620
Feels °C (?)131313111214141414151413121215181816171614121619
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