Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 29						Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	273	279	284	234	234	230	372	542	991	496	640	517	411	324	236	175	166	109	98	61	178	169
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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		9:27AM1.64m				9:48PM1.30m					10:10AM1.64m				10:37PM1.19m				10:59AM1.61m
Low Tide				3:51PM0.14m				3:41AM0.18m					4:43PM0.18m				4:22AM0.26m				5:44PM0.23m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	14	14	16	18	19	18	17	16	16	17	20	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	15	14	13	12	11	12	11	10	10	11	12	13	11	11	11	12	14	17	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	273	279	284	234	234	230	151	542	991	496	640	517	411	324	236	80	61	51	98	61	58	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	S 15	S 17	SSE 17	S 11	ENE 8	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	S 13	S 12	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	47	45	52	80	118	215	372	181	26	149	—	—	—	—	—	173	166	107	—	—	22	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 21	S 21	SSE 21	ENE 8	S 13	NE 5	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	9	35	43	25	51	25	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	87	25	22	21	35	14	26	45	107	107	107	85	175	128	109	80	119	178	169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Kiama Wedge NSW - Illawarra	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	345	165	114	13	13	0	12	31	165	165	165	57	13	12	12	13	166	292	221	57
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Back Bommie	Saltwater		Nambucca Heads	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Scotts Head	Back Bommie	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Park Beach	Park Beach	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads
Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2	2	3	3	4	3			2	2	2	2	2	2			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	7
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Treachery Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Treachery Head today (29 Sep):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website