Tweed River Breakwall surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tweed River Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Tweed River Breakwall at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (12 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
168
240
276
243
209
235
223
251
251
242
265
314
310
588
531
266
273
506
265
300
493
452
403
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:51PM1.50m
4:49AM1.58m
5:37PM1.64m
5:42AM1.57m
6:22PM1.78m
6:31AM1.55m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.50m
10:48PM0.65m
11:14AM0.41m
11:45PM0.53m
11:55AM0.33m
00:38AM0.43m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:06
5:05
5:04
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
20
20
18
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
21
20
20
19
19
20
18
18
19
16
15
16
16
16
17
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
16
18
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
6
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.5
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
141
48
71
69
64
62
40
40
38
37
21
21
21
8
318
273
8
8
265
273
273
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.6
E
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
4
103
22
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
13
12
8
8
10
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
11
10
9
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
192
168
240
276
243
209
235
223
251
251
242
265
314
310
588
531
266
273
506
265
300
493
452
403
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
141
141
141
141
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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