Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.80° S 153.15° E

The groyne 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The groyne sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at The groyne today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The groyne at 7AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at The groyne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
2
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
341
412
450
412
412
367
324
324
333
293
293
293
256
256
217
227
190
180
180
180
147
293
392
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM1.53m
7:37PM1.77m
8:07AM1.65m
8:10PM1.73m
8:44AM1.73m
8:45PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.18m
1:24PM0.28m
1:56AM0.13m
2:05PM0.27m
2:26AM0.11m
2:48PM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
20
20
20
19
18
19
18
17
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
20
19
19
20
17
16
15
14
17
18
15
15
13
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