Swansea Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
SE
12
0.4
S
16
0.1
E
12
1.2
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
E
10
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
21
27
45
9
23
75
72
69
59
100
6
79
3
108
81
86
121
43
27
54
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:21AM0.85m
4:40PM1.28m
6:27AM0.87m
5:40PM1.32m
7:24AM0.89m
6:39PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.53m
11:59PM0.08m
11:16AM0.53m
00:57AM0.03m
12:17PM0.51m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
13
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
10
10
Feels °C
5
9
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
12
6
6
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