Swanbourne Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Swanbourne Beach Surf Guide

Swanbourne Beach in the Perth Area is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Hazards include rips, rocks and sharks.

Swanbourne Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Swanbourne Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Swanbourne Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Swanbourne Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Swanbourne Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in May while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Swanbourne Beach Location Map

Interactive Swanbourne Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Swanbourne Beach is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Swanbourne Beach is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 28 km (17 miles) away.

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Swanbourne Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:25 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	18	18	17	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

What does Swanbourne Beach look like?

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Tides at Swanbourne Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Scarborough, 3 km from Swanbourne Beach.

Next High Water: 10:33am | 0.66m

Next Low Water: 11:44pm | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Swanbourne Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.0 °C) at Swanbourne Beach is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Swanbourne Beach

Surf stats for Swanbourne Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Swanbourne Beach

Wind stats for Swanbourne Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Swanbourne Beach Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:4.0
Crowds:1.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

PAULEE from Australia

“Swanny: You need heaps of S/W swell 20knot S/W breeze mid to low tide and a little bit of swell, good novelty wave in summer when all you are hanging out for is the above mentioned conditions, as there is no swell most of the time!

Worth a look after a really big storm when things settle down and go offshore.

Those in the know have had some good short, intense little suck out waves!”

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