Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
22
22
22
15
15
24
30
58
9
23
75
72
69
59
100
54
50
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
5
W
5
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM0.85m
4:40PM1.28m
6:27AM0.87m
5:40PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.14m
10:12AM0.53m
11:59PM0.08m
11:16AM0.53m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
8
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
5
7
5
10
10
12
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
9
7
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