Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s 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 (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 240 | 225 | 165 | 167 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 433 | 324 | 498 | 259 | 263 | 188 | 179 | 115 | 269 | 167 | 140 | 109 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM0.79m | 1:52PM1.03m | 3:43AM0.79m | 2:44PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.33m | 7:31AM0.61m | 9:10PM0.34m | 8:25AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 312 | 240 | 225 | 165 | 167 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 253 | 74 | 100 | 102 | 76 | 108 | 80 | 65 | 269 | 167 | 140 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 184 | 259 | 263 | 188 | 179 | 115 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | — | SW 4 | E 13 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | E 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | N 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 433 | 324 | 498 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 15 | 524 | 527 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 162 | 527 | 527 | 527 |
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