Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
2
1
1
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)
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
17
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
293
250
187
135
96
82
65
56
47
47
82
73
59
52
54
50
27
45
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:52PM1.14m
2:50AM0.86m
2:44PM1.19m
4:08AM0.84m
3:41PM1.24m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.29m
8:12AM0.46m
9:51PM0.21m
9:10AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
9
8
9
7
7
11
14
12
9
8
8
7
7
11
14
13
10
9
Feels °C
10
11
6
5
7
4
4
9
11
9
7
5
5
4
4
8
11
10
7
6
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