Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Issued: 10 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is

20.9°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).
	Tuesday 13						Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	69	55	34	33	54	226	407	1089	1108	1271	1346	929	487	382	423	1022	1024	835	696	563	480	414
Wind (km/h)	SW	ESE	SSW	SSW	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		10:18AM1.60m				10:43PM1.14m				10:53AM1.55m					11:23PM1.05m				11:31AM1.49m
Low Tide				4:50PM0.20m				4:21AM0.31m					5:33PM0.26m			4:53AM0.39m					6:20PM0.33m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	2	11	2	11	5	6	2	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	20	21	19	19	19	17	17	15	16	17	16	17	16	17	17	16	17	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	21	23	17	17	16	13	10	6	9	10	9	10	10	12	13	12	13	13	14	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 17	ESE 6	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	69	55	34	33	23	17	25	20	12	11	2	53	85	382	295	1022	1024	835	696	563	480	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	E 8	E 8	ENE 10	E 10	NE 7	NE 9	NE 11	S 18	E 15	NE 6	S 16	S 15	S 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	5	5	12	12	19	17	12	22	5	6	4	2	183	343	423	22	23	24	26	26	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	S 16	S 16	S 15	ENE 9	S 18	S 17	—	N 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 10	ENE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 9	E 13	E 13
kJ	2	14	2	2	5	5	5	17	7	6	—	2	14	23	22	2	10	9	4	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	—	S 4	S 3	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3
kJ	8	—	3	8	54	226	407	1089	1108	1271	1346	929	487	60	65	65	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sandbar NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	6	0	15	31	95	163	273	428	372	163	163	163	163	49	1	15	49	163	163	163	349	165
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4	5	5

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