
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 12PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 446 | 453 | 391 | 374 | 708 | 256 | 194 | 166 | 113 | 92 | 132 | 156 | 361 | 376 | 284 | 280 | 346 | 273 | 276 | 312 | 316 | 225 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54PM0.87m | 11:35AM1.08m | 00:50AM0.83m | 12:17PM1.06m | 1:48AM0.80m | 1:02PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.51m | 6:32PM0.31m | 5:57AM0.56m | 7:24PM0.32m | 6:41AM0.59m | 8:17PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
72 | 112 | 126 | 128 | 176 | 310 | 256 | 194 | 166 | 113 | 92 | 132 | 75 | 361 | 376 | 284 | 280 | 346 | 273 | 276 | 312 | 316 | 225 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 5 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 176 | 176 | 126 | 112 | 110 | 69 | 113 | 156 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | NE 13 | E 15 | N 7 | NE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
338 | 446 | 453 | 391 | 374 | 708 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 472 | 15 | 0 | 164 | 110 | 164 | 164 | 15 | 524 |
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