
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
203 | 201 | 263 | 193 | 121 | 170 | 79 | 45 | 3 | 604 | 423 | 266 | 187 | 153 | 118 | 88 | 63 | 44 | 27 | 248 | 425 | 411 | 773 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.86m | 2:23PM1.20m | 4:09AM0.85m | 3:25PM1.22m | 5:13AM0.87m | 4:28PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.54m | 9:39PM0.16m | 9:03AM0.55m | 10:42PM0.13m | 10:08AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
203 | 201 | 263 | 193 | 121 | 65 | 48 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 266 | 187 | 153 | 118 | 88 | 63 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 329 | 217 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | E 12 | N 7 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 21 | S 21 |
38 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 170 | 79 | 31 | 3 | 25 | — | 20 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 15 | — | E 12 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | N 5 | S 22 | S 21 | NE 8 | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 45 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NW 3 | W 3 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 2 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 3 |
3 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 80 | 214 | 2 | 4 | 240 | 604 | 423 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 248 | 425 | 411 | 773 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 91 | 77 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 523 | 155 | 922 | 373 | 0 | 0 |
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