Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 76 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 85 | 82 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 85 | 81 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.06m | 11:13PM1.01m | 11:50AM1.08m | 00:08AM0.92m | 12:30PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.23m | 5:13PM0.38m | 5:25AM0.32m | 6:12PM0.38m | 6:01AM0.40m | 7:10PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 85 | 82 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 56 | 52 | 85 | 81 | 44 | 15 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 77 | 118 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 91 | 370 | 91 | 91 |
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