Terrigal Haven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.45° S 151.46° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Terrigal Haven sea temperature is

19.5°C

Terrigal Haven 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 Terrigal Haven today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Terrigal Haven at 5PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	NE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	12	43	51	62	56	61	33	35	81	114	118	163	324	1029	1817	1672	1041	678	439	341
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNE	NNE	NE	W	S	WNW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:45AM1.55m				10:12PM1.20m				10:19AM1.54m				10:52PM1.12m				10:55AM1.49m
Low Tide				4:14PM0.16m				3:56AM0.29m				4:55PM0.20m				4:28AM0.36m					5:39PM0.25m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	29	33	32	28	22	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	15	14	15	15	16	16	17	16
Feels °C	21	27	30	31	28	19	19	20	16	16	17	18	17	12	8	7	8	9	10	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 8	NE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 14	S 11
kJ	10	11	12	5	51	62	56	61	33	35	28	114	118	17	22	16	16	16	16	16	39	166
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 5	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	S 4	E 8	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	S 16	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	8	7	4	9	10	9	6	5	3	12	6	19	13	7	18	18	5	5	2	20	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 3	SW 5	S 3	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	ENE 9	S 15	—	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	—	E 15	E 15
kJ	13	13	7	12	1	1	1	1	12	2	2	12	16	5	—	—	—	5	5	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 5	NE 4	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	—	—	SSE 7	S 6	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	7	43	—	—	—	2	5	29	81	—	—	163	324	1029	1817	1672	1041	678	439	341
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	31	53	24	2	2	21	2	2	4	22	0	21	21	21	306	283	147	30	306	57	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle				Crackneck	Crackneck	Little Bombie	Crackneck	Crackneck	Little Bombie	Little Bombie	Backdoor 4	JD Reef	JD Reef	Backdoor 4						Shallows	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4
Rating (10 max)				1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	1	4	4	6	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

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