Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Issued: 3 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is

12.9° C

Swansea Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (21 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 13	SE 12	S 14	S 13	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	35	35	40	40	38	17	16	16	15	15	13	6	4	14	14	35	39	116	107	106	144	97	222	648
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		1:26AM0.88m				2:06PM1.08m				2:30AM0.80m				2:47PM1.09m				3:37AM0.75m				3:28PM1.09m
Low Tide				7:24AM0.38m				8:48PM0.42m				8:01AM0.46m				9:48PM0.39m				8:41AM0.51m


	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	11	12	11	13	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	10	8	6	6	4	4	8	10	9	7	4
Feels °C	8	8	9	11	12	13	9	9	8	8	7	9	9	5	3	1	1	-1	-1	2	3	2	-1	-4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 5	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	149	151	151	151	151	149	149	101	99	97	94	90	90	67	57	39	18	116	107	106	144	97	222	648
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 13	SSE 13	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	35	35	40	40	38	17	16	16	3	8	8	6	3	3	14	35	38	38	38	25	25	25	19	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 14	S 10	NNE 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 13	SE 12	S 14	S 13	NNE 6	N 6	SSE 14	S 5	S 6	S 6	E 12	E 12	E 12	—
kJ	10	15	34	34	17	15	8	3	15	15	13	6	4	14	3	1	39	9	6	3	3	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	W 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	SSW 6
kJ	4	4	2	1	—	—	8	—	—	—	3	3	3	14	17	28	13	14	18	23	27	49	120	190
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	1
Distance (km)	15	34	15	15	15	15	34	34	34	34	34	15	34	15	15	15	15	34	15	15	575	694	528	623
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	4	2	7	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	5	4	4	5

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