Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
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
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
9
0.9
S
14
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
25
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
24
22
13
74
305
535
334
320
301
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:50PM1.28m
3:31AM0.85m
3:59PM1.30m
4:48AM0.87m
4:58PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.53m
8:51AM0.55m
11:08PM0.47m
10:03AM0.53m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
16
15
14
15
15
19
19
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
18
17
15
15
13
15
13
13
14
13
12
14
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