Swansea Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.12° S 148.08° E

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Swansea Point sea temperature is

12.9° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	1	1	1	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 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	113	147	145	102	98	95	93	88	85	81	79	76	74	73	46	46	35	35	40	40	38	17	16	16
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:30PM1.11m				12:42PM1.04m				00:26AM0.99m					1:24PM1.07m				1:26AM0.88m				2:06PM1.08m
Low Tide			6:09AM0.20m				6:38PM0.46m				6:48AM0.29m					7:43PM0.44m				7:24AM0.38m				8:48PM0.42m


	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	13	17	16	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	13	15	13	13	12
Feels °C	8	8	8	10	15	14	9	9	8	7	7	9	10	11	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	11	11	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	ESE 15	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	113	147	145	100	95	93	66	58	85	72	91	81	121	119	119	149	149	151	151	151	151	149	149	101
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 17	SE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	74	69	103	102	98	95	93	88	44	81	79	76	74	73	46	46	35	35	40	40	38	17	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 15	ENE 14	NE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	19	44	34	33	33	19	19	19	10	10	14	34	34	17	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 9	N 8	NNE 15	NNW 2	—	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 5	—	—	N 3	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	1	21	1	—	1	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	—	—	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	15	0	15	0	0	0	15	15	15	15	15	22	34	34	15	34	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	51
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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