Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 181 | 137 | 110 | 98 | 154 | 154 | 111 | 100 | 103 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 85 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.07m | 6:03AM0.78m | 5:06PM1.09m | 6:46AM0.81m | 5:52PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.31m | 10:40AM0.59m | 00:22AM0.27m | 11:32AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
82 | 62 | 61 | 45 | 98 | 154 | 154 | 111 | 100 | 103 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 85 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
167 | 181 | 137 | 110 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 15 | — | — | NE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 15 | 77 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 77 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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