Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
S
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
356
301
235
181
138
110
222
98
98
83
81
71
68
66
98
101
98
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:20PM1.14m
8:38AM0.92m
8:05PM1.13m
9:12AM0.96m
8:51PM1.11m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.21m
1:58PM0.50m
2:52AM0.21m
2:47PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
10
12
14
15
9
8
8
9
9
13
18
18
14
13
Feels °C
8
6
7
6
7
6
8
10
5
5
5
6
5
8
13
13
9
8
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