Swansea Point surf break

Swansea Point surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 16 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 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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 (?)
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.4
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)7766661113131212131388888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)891036252525240131415291413295295302343331331326326368377334
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.78
7:37AM
1.16
9:25PM
0.80
8:20AM
1.19
10:06PM
0.83
9:01AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.59
2:58PM
0.20
1:57AM
0.59
3:38PM
0.17
2:43AM
0.58
4:16PM
0.14
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----5:50-------5:52-------5:52---
Sunset8:43-------8:43-------8:42-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413131415161615141414151717171614141416181919
Feels °C (?)121211111212131212121212121413131312121214141515
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