Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
98
83
81
71
67
100
65
66
100
120
181
176
218
331
247
239
299
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05PM1.13m
9:12AM0.96m
8:51PM1.11m
9:47AM1.01m
9:40PM1.07m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.21m
2:47PM0.46m
3:27AM0.24m
3:38PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
9
14
18
18
14
12
12
12
12
15
20
20
14
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
5
10
14
14
10
8
7
7
8
11
18
19
12
9
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