Swansea Point surf break

Swansea Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Swansea Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Swansea Point today?

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010111111111010101010101111666111166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6565653773755656444226252525101112122015121255
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.84
5:17AM
1.26
6:59PM
0.84
6:15AM
1.30
8:03PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.20
10:45PM
0.50
12:34PM
0.13
11:47PM
0.53
1:35PM
0.07
12:48AM
0.53
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset----8:34-------8:34-------8:32---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192222181615151414161617151413121520212017161515
Feels °C (?)192120161514141313141414121212111519191917161515
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