Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 6PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
50
50
27
45
22
22
22
15
15
68
100
6
5
23
75
72
69
60
59
54
36
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
N
0
NNW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SW
20
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
4:08AM0.84m
3:41PM1.24m
5:21AM0.85m
4:40PM1.28m
6:27AM0.87m
5:40PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.51m
10:56PM0.14m
10:12AM0.53m
11:59PM0.08m
11:16AM0.53m
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part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
2
6
15
16
6
Temp °C
7
11
14
13
10
9
9
9
9
13
14
14
13
12
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
11
Feels °C
4
9
11
11
8
6
6
6
6
9
10
11
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
8
6
5
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