Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is

20.5°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
	Sun 13		Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	S 4
Wave Graph
kJ	188	184	108	209	193	180	134	127	88	83	72	74	54	46	39	34	31	25
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NE	ESE	ESE	S	SSW
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	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide		9:30PM1.42m				9:54AM1.52m					10:08PM1.28m				10:31AM1.49m
Low Tide				3:35AM0.15m					4:10PM0.23m				4:05AM0.24m				4:55PM0.30m


	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	18	17	17	15	15	17	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	20	21	20	19	17
Feels °C	11	11	11	10	11	13	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	19	18	18	17	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 10	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	188	184	108	209	193	180	134	127	88	83	55	52	54	46	39	17	31	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	E 13	S 13	E 13	E 13	NE 5	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 14	S 9	E 14
kJ	48	13	55	13	13	22	12	3	12	12	3	3	31	30	30	16	15	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	N 14	E 13	S 18	—	E 13	E 8	E 10	E 16	—	S 15	E 16	E 13	E 13	E 13	ENE 14	E 14	—
kJ	13	4	13	6	—	13	1	2	5	—	4	5	3	3	14	19	16	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	ENE 6	SSE 3	S 4
kJ	74	65	66	45	27	66	34	77	79	77	72	74	145	—	—	34	2	23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Garie Beach NSW - Illawarra	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	235	85	57	13	13	13	166	166	13	13	13	13	0	0	649	300	31	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie		Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Diamond Head	Back Bommie			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Diamond Head	Bonny Hills	Back Bommie	Back Bommie			Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2			1	1	2	1	1	1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	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	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	2	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Claptons Coils South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5

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