Treachery Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 152.53° E

Treachery Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Treachery Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Treachery Head at 4PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
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)
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2091
2262
2549
3234
3071
3166
3351
3251
2770
2233
2010
1695
1070
775
612
528
463
394
325
407
407
356
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
ESE
15
E
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10AM1.43m
11:30PM1.02m
11:54AM1.36m
00:22AM0.92m
12:49PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.33m
5:45PM0.39m
5:10AM0.43m
6:44PM0.46m
5:52AM0.51m
7:57PM0.51m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
18
19
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
5
5
4
6
7
9
9
9
13
14
12
11
11
13
12
13
13
15
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