Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
18.5° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
33
20
110
147
120
49
33
33
25
23
13
13
12
14
14
9
9
7
24
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
15
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM1.29m
2:04AM0.88m
2:50PM1.28m
3:31AM0.85m
3:59PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.54m
7:41AM0.52m
10:00PM0.53m
8:51AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
20
20
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
18
17
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
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