Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 5PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 56 | 48 | 80 | 82 | 165 | 218 | 222 | 218 | 120 | 106 | 106 | 116 | 169 | 186 | 191 | 110 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.06m | 4:17AM0.75m | 3:29PM1.06m | 5:13AM0.76m | 4:18PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.57m | 10:00PM0.35m | 8:53AM0.59m | 10:51PM0.33m | 9:47AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
37 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 80 | 82 | 165 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 80 | 79 | 58 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 56 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 218 | 222 | 218 | 120 | 106 | 106 | 116 | 169 | 186 | 191 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 18 | N 7 | — | — | NE 6 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 106 | 133 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 100 | 527 | 528 | 527 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
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