Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
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
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
1
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
9
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
100
154
111
100
103
97
94
97
94
59
57
56
85
31
32
29
28
21
20
93
194
498
1010
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:03AM0.78m
5:06PM1.09m
6:46AM0.81m
5:52PM1.12m
7:26AM0.84m
6:36PM1.14m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.31m
10:40AM0.59m
00:22AM0.27m
11:32AM0.58m
1:03AM0.24m
12:21PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
9
9
12
14
14
10
8
Feels °C
6
6
8
10
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
10
7
3
3
6
8
8
5
5
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