Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is

20.6°C

Treachery Head 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 Treachery Head today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (30 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	NE 6	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	372	542	991	496	640	517	411	324	239	173	144	105	98	178	221	219	169	135	268	244	162	255	303	262
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					10:10AM1.64m				10:37PM1.19m				10:59AM1.61m				11:34PM1.07m				11:56AM1.55m
Low Tide		3:41AM0.18m					4:43PM0.18m				4:22AM0.26m				5:44PM0.23m				5:10AM0.35m				6:55PM0.28m


	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	19	19	19	20	19
Feels °C	11	10	10	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	12	14	13	13	14	13	12	13	13	16	14	14	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	NE 6	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7
kJ	186	542	991	496	640	517	411	324	239	173	70	105	68	61	58	36	35	19	109	96	8	8	7	262
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	S 11	S 12	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	—	—	—	SSW 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 10
kJ	372	181	75	149	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	—	—	—	22	18	16	4	18	17	4	4	4	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	NE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 19	—	—	—
kJ	50	32	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	26	23	26	28	37	98	115	146	113	94	144	63	98	178	221	219	169	135	268	244	162	255	303	554
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	13	13	13	31	165	165	165	57	13	13	12	13	166	355	221	57	13	13	13	13	220	129	53	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Scotts Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Park Beach	Nambucca Heads	Bonny Hills	Back Bommie	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders				Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2	2				2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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