Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
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)
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
136
158
197
173
160
142
193
183
178
162
169
136
133
119
133
281
295
271
235
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20PM1.26m
12:00PM1.36m
00:04AM1.11m
12:48PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.35m
5:30AM0.27m
6:17PM0.44m
6:05AM0.36m
7:21PM0.51m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
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