Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is

13.0° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	74	71	68	66	166	80	77	117	113	147	145	133	98	95	93	88	85	81	79	76	74	73	46	36
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	NW	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:35PM1.22m				11:58AM1.01m				11:30PM1.11m				12:42PM1.04m				00:26AM0.99m					1:24PM1.07m
Low Tide			5:28AM0.10m				5:33PM0.47m				6:09AM0.20m				6:38PM0.46m				6:48AM0.29m					7:43PM0.44m


	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	10	12	14	14	11	11	13	13	12	13	17	16	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	12	12
Feels °C	5	5	6	8	11	11	8	8	10	10	9	11	15	14	10	9	8	7	7	7	10	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	74	71	68	66	166	80	77	117	113	147	145	133	95	93	66	65	64	72	91	81	121	121	149	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 18	ESE 17	SSE 18	SSE 18	ESE 17	SSE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	SE 17	SE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14
kJ	30	30	31	30	28	53	58	58	74	69	104	102	98	95	93	88	85	81	79	76	74	73	46	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	ESE 17	ESE 17	—	ESE 17	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 15	ENE 14	NE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	2	2	29	30	—	58	25	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	19	44	34	33	33	19	19	19	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 2	NNE 3	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3
kJ	5	9	13	10	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	0	0	15	15	15	15	15	34	34	34	34	34	22	15
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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