Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 2AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3297
3164
3353
3152
2838
2650
2010
1374
1026
845
675
357
304
298
257
332
332
293
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
35
S
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:30PM1.02m
11:54AM1.36m
00:22AM0.92m
12:49PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.39m
5:10AM0.43m
6:44PM0.46m
5:52AM0.51m
7:57PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
18
19
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
10
12
13
12
11
11
13
12
13
13
15
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