Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
55
56
47
17
17
17
4
19
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07AM0.84m
1:11PM1.08m
2:09AM0.79m
1:54PM1.07m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.37m
6:38AM0.47m
8:08PM0.37m
7:18AM0.53m
9:05PM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
19
17
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
12
10
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
13
15
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
9
7
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