Swansea Point surf break

Swansea Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 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 11AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
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
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
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.4
S
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
16
15
14
4
9
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
25
11
22
21
21
25
25
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
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
5:00PM0.57m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
11
10
9
14
17
17
12
10
9
9
10
13
16
16
12
10
15
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
10
8
6
11
14
14
9
7
6
5
6
8
11
12
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
287
359
367
359
367
315
322
329
336
336
314
277
271
266
227
242
235
240
235
326
339
408
387
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
21
16
15
14
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
25
11
6
21
21
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
9
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
3
2
2
2
6
6
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
2
3
4
4
12
32
40
1
13
7
5
25
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
15
15
15
15
22
51
15
34
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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