Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 8PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 692 | 892 | 237 | 179 | 237 | 240 | 240 | 176 | 169 | 167 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.21m | 10:29AM1.03m | 10:18PM1.12m | 11:10AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.15m | 4:15PM0.40m | 4:47AM0.23m | 5:13PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
250 | 27 | 27 | 237 | 179 | 89 | 125 | 113 | 119 | 119 | 113 | 90 | 86 | 65 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 |
17 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 37 | 237 | 240 | 240 | 176 | 169 | 167 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 |
27 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 692 | 892 | 114 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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