Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
1.1
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
79
71
106
98
213
320
589
2315
759
413
281
203
125
108
154
460
1083
824
202
274
262
141
218
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:37AM0.75m
3:28PM1.09m
4:45AM0.74m
4:10PM1.09m
5:46AM0.74m
4:54PM1.10m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.51m
10:43PM0.36m
9:26AM0.56m
11:32PM0.33m
10:15AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
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5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
8
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
8
10
10
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
3
2
-1
-1
-1
0
1
4
4
4
8
8
9
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
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