Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
17
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
2
S
6
2
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
16
15
22
24
54
5
23
75
72
69
315
6
6
3
298
353
197
186
167
94
51
73
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM0.85m
4:40PM1.28m
6:27AM0.87m
5:40PM1.32m
7:24AM0.89m
6:39PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.14m
10:12AM0.53m
11:59PM0.08m
11:16AM0.53m
00:57AM0.03m
12:17PM0.51m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
13
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
11
11
Feels °C
5
6
5
9
11
11
10
8
9
10
9
9
7
8
6
5
6
5
6
6
9
12
7
6
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