Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 55 | 56 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.84m | 1:11PM1.08m | 2:09AM0.79m | 1:54PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.37m | 6:38AM0.47m | 8:08PM0.37m | 7:18AM0.53m | 9:05PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 91 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 167 | 171 | 129 | 104 | 86 | 71 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | W 2 |
34 | 55 | 56 | 47 | 82 | 128 | 330 | 169 | 221 | 277 | 244 | 233 | 210 | 521 | 534 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 91 | 91 | 314 | 91 | 15 | 77 | 77 | 15 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 15 | 91 | 100 | 112 | 77 | 15 |
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