Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is

13.4°C

Swansea Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 11AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	15s
Evening (01 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	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	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	47	45	45	44	42	42	21	21	21	20	19	36	36	65	71	71	107	103	63	66	69	40	40	157
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	11:41PM0.95m				11:11AM1.20m				00:46AM0.92m				12:05PM1.20m					1:54AM0.90m				1:04PM1.19m
Low Tide			5:00AM0.50m				6:15PM0.13m				5:53AM0.54m					7:17PM0.12m			6:51AM0.57m					8:20PM0.13m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	21	22	16	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	9
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	17	18	12	10	9	9	8	7	9	9	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 14	SSE 14	NE 8	E 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	52	51	54	57	54	49	57	42	34	29	30	30	31	31	31	33	32	103	63	23	44	63	121	157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	ENE 9	SSE 8	SSE 14	NE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	47	45	45	44	42	42	21	21	21	20	19	36	36	65	71	71	107	8	12	66	24	21	13	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	S 9	S 9	—	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	8	8	3	2	2	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10	6	—	—	12	69	40	40	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	SSE 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	ESE 4	E 5	—	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	1	1	1	—	1	6	37	31	20	19	14	10	3	7	—	43	48	27	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Swanport TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Little Swanport TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Kelpies TAS - East Coast	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Park Beach TAS - East Coast	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Mount Cameron TAS - West Coast	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Carlton Rivermouth TAS - East Coast	Shelly Point TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	5	3	2	1
Distance (km)	22	15	77	77	474	474	77	15	15	22	77	241	118	92	92	91	91	91	91	92	314	575	92	51
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff			Marion Bay	Buxton Point	Bruny Island - Jawbones	Bruny Island - Jawbones	Bruny Island - Jawbones		Kelpies	Kelpies	Kelpies	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	Shipstern Bluff	The Wedge			Cape Direction (Hurdies)	Shipstern Bluff
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			1	1	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2			2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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