Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
82
218
215
169
123
109
107
120
158
167
184
191
108
98
100
154
111
101
101
97
96
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:17AM0.75m
3:29PM1.06m
5:13AM0.76m
4:18PM1.07m
6:03AM0.78m
5:06PM1.09m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.59m
10:51PM0.33m
9:47AM0.60m
11:39PM0.31m
10:40AM0.59m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
9
9
8
7
5
11
14
15
10
9
11
11
12
14
16
17
13
12
Feels °C
1
2
4
6
3
3
3
3
1
7
10
11
5
3
6
6
8
9
11
14
11
10
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