Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Treachery Head today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Treachery Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
SSW
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
670
694
617
505
408
332
276
164
127
216
232
168
234
186
260
606
480
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:01PM1.82m
7:43AM1.20m
7:49PM1.84m
8:28AM1.27m
8:35PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.00m
1:19PM0.18m
2:32AM-0.03m
2:08PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
15
13
14
17
18
19
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
11
8
10
9
10
11
12
13
10
8
7
7
6
6
8
10
12
12
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