Tweed River Breakwall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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Tweed River Breakwall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tweed River Breakwall sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tweed River Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Tweed River Breakwall at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Tweed River Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
440
440
431
486
539
614
612
998
1000
685
694
1126
1121
1219
807
807
842
767
767
710
627
550
480
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.45m
8:37PM2.02m
8:56AM1.38m
9:24PM2.02m
9:47AM1.30m
10:13PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.25m
3:12AM0.30m
2:41PM0.28m
4:05AM0.33m
3:26PM0.34m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:02
5:01
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
19
20
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
397
440
440
431
486
539
614
612
680
680
705
758
790
807
807
842
767
767
710
627
550
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
0.3
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
998
1000
685
694
1126
1121
1219
1
11
8
2
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
177
177
158
158
177
139
39
39
39
11
39
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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