
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SSE 15 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
378 | 293 | 250 | 187 | 135 | 96 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 27 | 45 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.14m | 2:50AM0.86m | 2:44PM1.19m | 4:08AM0.84m | 3:41PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.29m | 8:12AM0.46m | 9:51PM0.21m | 9:10AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
378 | 293 | 250 | 187 | 135 | 96 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 5 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 51 | 4 | 34 | 47 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | E 18 | E 12 | S 14 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | S 5 | S 19 | S 4 | — | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
6 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 27 | 2 | — | 2 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 5 |
139 | 120 | 121 | 72 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 91 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 91 | 15 | 15 |
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