Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.3° 

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 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
181
137
110
98
154
154
111
100
103
96
94
96
94
59
57
55
85
32
31
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:18PM1.07m
6:03AM0.78m
5:06PM1.09m
6:46AM0.81m
5:52PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.31m
10:40AM0.59m
00:22AM0.27m
11:32AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
11
10
11
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
6
4
7
8
8
10
12
13
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
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