Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.1
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
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
167
135
96
94
65
56
47
47
82
73
70
52
50
50
27
45
22
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part 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
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
11
14
12
9
8
8
7
7
11
14
13
10
8
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
4
9
11
9
7
5
5
4
4
9
11
10
8
5
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