Swansea Point surf break

Swansea Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 15 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swansea Point today?

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 2AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
19
21
8
4
4
4
4
7
23
27
25
24
23
17
17
18
21
16
15
4
4
9
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
W
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:46PM1.24m
7:57AM0.98m
7:32PM1.30m
9:03AM0.98m
8:22PM1.34m
10:07AM0.97m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.11m
1:18PM0.44m
2:34AM0.01m
2:11PM0.50m
3:31AM-0.05m
3:05PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:53
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
17
20
19
16
14
13
14
14
17
19
18
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
15
12
13
14
13
12
16
16
17
15
13
12
13
13
16
17
17
14
12
12
13
13
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.9
ENE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
19
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
20
20
19
21
67
4
4
4
4
7
173
178
243
306
313
275
239
227
237
300
314
336
322
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
8
3
3
23
27
25
24
23
17
17
18
21
16
15
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
1
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
2
NE
8
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
189
154
120
94
170
88
150
228
255
199
407
446
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
91
15
15
15
15
77
113
370
91
15
15
15
15
91
15
15
15
15
15
34
15
15
34
92
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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