Swansea Point surf break

Swansea Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Swansea Point today?

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 May)0.5ft (0.1m)21s
Evening (18 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
21
16
15
14
4
9
9
4
3
3
3
3
7
6
6
6
6
6
11
12
21
21
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
0
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:22PM1.34m
10:07AM0.97m
9:14PM1.35m
11:10AM0.96m
10:09PM1.34m
12:10PM0.95m
Low Tide
3:31AM-0.05m
3:05PM0.53m
4:29AM-0.07m
4:01PM0.56m
5:27AM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:52
4:52
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
14
17
16
12
10
9
9
9
13
16
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
10
8
6
11
14
13
9
7
5
5
5
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
275
262
301
359
367
359
315
322
280
280
329
287
287
277
266
227
227
237
240
201
197
209
302
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
17
18
21
16
15
14
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
6
6
6
6
6
11
12
13
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
9
9
4
3
3
3
3
7
3
2
2
6
6
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
6
7
5
1
20
59
42
25
3
1
47
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
15
34
15
15
15
15
15
51
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
34
15
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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