Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.0° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 2PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)19s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.7
S
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSE
16
1.3
S
6
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
15
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
12
1.1
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
69
291
100
6
6
49
48
126
139
111
29
44
100
180
269
154
164
127
99
43
71
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:27AM0.87m
5:40PM1.32m
7:24AM0.89m
6:39PM1.34m
8:16AM0.92m
7:35PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.53m
00:57AM0.03m
12:17PM0.51m
1:50AM0.02m
1:18PM0.48m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
9
9
11
14
14
9
8
10
11
12
12
11
13
10
8
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
6
10
11
6
4
5
7
8
7
5
8
5
3
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