Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.6
SE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
192
161
133
142
133
307
231
271
206
230
162
102
82
89
32
115
114
Wind (km/h)
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.11m
12:48PM1.33m
00:56AM0.97m
1:44PM1.29m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.44m
6:05AM0.36m
7:21PM0.51m
6:47AM0.45m
8:38PM0.54m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
18
17
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
13
12
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