Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
327 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 239 | 115 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM1.07m | 10:22AM1.05m | 10:33PM1.02m | 11:01AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.28m | 4:30PM0.36m | 4:41AM0.33m | 5:25PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
327 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 239 | 115 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 55 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 47 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | N 5 | N 5 | S 22 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 61 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 |
2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 77 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 91 | 100 | 91 | 77 | 15 |
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