Terrigal Haven Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.45° S 151.46° E

Terrigal Haven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Terrigal Haven sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Terrigal Haven today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Terrigal Haven at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Terrigal Haven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
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
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
170
75
140
86
70
181
115
111
91
88
88
74
88
70
73
88
99
91
91
83
83
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
0
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:40AM1.36m
10:45PM1.37m
11:22AM1.36m
11:28PM1.21m
12:06PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.10m
4:40PM0.28m
5:02AM0.20m
5:32PM0.36m
5:36AM0.29m
6:28PM0.43m
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
part cloud
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
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