Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
169
199
169
151
192
161
133
119
133
281
295
271
206
202
162
113
84
82
38
34
91
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM1.36m
00:04AM1.11m
12:48PM1.33m
00:56AM0.97m
1:44PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.27m
6:17PM0.44m
6:05AM0.36m
7:21PM0.51m
6:47AM0.45m
8:38PM0.54m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
14
16
15
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
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