Swansea Point surf break

Swansea Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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Swansea Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Swansea Point today?

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
15
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
31
33
27
53
54
54
51
30
47
30
31
33
17
18
39
85
132
131
126
78
71
41
48
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07PM1.30m
1:07PM0.95m
00:06AM1.23m
2:02PM0.96m
1:07AM1.14m
2:53PM0.98m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.57m
6:23AM-0.01m
6:03PM0.58m
7:18AM0.06m
7:11PM0.57m
8:09AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:51
4:50
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
7
11
15
14
11
11
10
10
10
12
14
13
11
11
10
9
10
14
16
15
6
6
5
4
4
9
13
12
8
8
7
7
7
10
12
11
9
9
8
7
8
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
401
380
325
325
230
186
186
210
210
167
164
161
141
170
133
133
131
100
90
64
63
60
42
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
15
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
E
10
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
68
31
33
27
28
28
54
23
22
47
14
16
33
13
6
39
85
132
131
126
78
71
41
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
20
25
25
24
53
54
20
51
30
15
30
31
11
17
18
7
14
14
6
6
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
Energy kJ
56
3
2
2
2
1
2
6
10
7
23
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
77
92
15
15
15
0
15
77
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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