Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.2°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
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)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
S
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSE
14
1.6
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
351
156
336
361
423
276
355
280
292
312
237
222
120
153
120
106
103
116
359
536
414
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:17PM1.06m
1:48AM0.80m
1:02PM1.04m
2:47AM0.79m
1:52PM1.03m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.56m
7:24PM0.32m
6:41AM0.59m
8:17PM0.33m
7:31AM0.61m
9:10PM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
7
12
16
16
10
9
8
9
9
13
17
19
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
14
10
Feels °C
3
7
11
11
6
5
4
5
4
8
11
13
11
9
11
11
11
12
15
15
12
7
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