Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 138 | 251 | 408 | 416 | 356 | 301 | 235 | 181 | 138 | 110 | 92 | 98 | 74 | 75 | 177 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 140 | 101 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM0.88m | 7:20PM1.14m | 8:38AM0.92m | 8:05PM1.13m | 9:12AM0.96m | 8:51PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.53m | 2:16AM0.21m | 1:58PM0.50m | 2:52AM0.21m | 2:47PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 14 | S 6 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 152 | 138 | 251 | 408 | 416 | 356 | 301 | 235 | 181 | 138 | 110 | 92 | 98 | 74 | 75 | 177 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 140 | 18 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 60 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 31 | 65 | 17 | 101 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 22 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 8 | 69 | 67 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 77 | 91 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 95 | 95 | 480 |
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