Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is

19.9° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 1PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	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 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).
	Sunday 12						Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	WSW 4	SSW 8	S 16	S 16	S 12	SSW 11	SW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	157	125	109	83	61	49	83	85	47	25	71	31	27	25	23	22	18	11	11	21	20	43	40	53
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	NW	NE	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide	5:57AM1.07m				6:19PM1.77m				6:59AM1.11m					7:13PM1.86m				7:55AM1.14m				8:04PM1.91m
Low Tide			11:34AM0.24m					1:12AM0.09m			12:32PM0.21m					2:05AM0.00m				1:26PM0.18m				2:55AM-0.05m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	17	17	15	13	12	12	11	13	16	16	16	14	14	14	13	14	17	17	16	14	13	13
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	7	5	4	5	5	7	12	13	13	10	8	9	8	7	11	11	8	7	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 5	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	157	125	109	83	61	49	32	32	47	25	71	31	19	14	23	22	3	6	11	11	10	43	40	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 6	SE 8	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 7	E 10	E 10
kJ	38	26	24	13	13	6	6	2	19	20	7	26	27	25	6	2	18	9	9	8	8	10	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	NE 4	NE 4	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 11	S 12	ESE 8	E 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	SSW 8	E 10	S 20	S 16	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	14	2	7	6	6	2	2	6	2	8	21	20	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 6	W 4	W 3	WNW 3	W 4	W 4	—	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 3	W 3	W 4	SW 4	SW 5
kJ	3	4	23	20	25	46	83	85	9	6	1	10	24	—	8	15	8	11	8	4	8	12	22	53
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	27	27	31	31	49	49	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	95	95	27	95	95	574	95	353	45	15
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	9	2	1	1	1	1	5	8	5	7	4	5	5	9	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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