
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 4AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 56 | 85 | 92 | 176 | 178 | 217 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:40PM0.99m | 9:20AM1.23m | 10:41PM0.98m | 10:06AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.44m | 4:14PM0.08m | 3:58AM0.49m | 5:09PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 |
142 | 130 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 80 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 34 | 21 | 56 | 85 | 92 | 176 | 178 | 217 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 |
16 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 402 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 3 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 5 | — | — | NE 8 |
2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 4 |
49 | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 113 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 472 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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