
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 351 | 156 | 336 | 361 | 423 | 276 | 355 | 280 | 292 | 312 | 237 | 222 | 120 | 153 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 116 | 359 | 536 | 414 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.06m | 1:48AM0.80m | 1:02PM1.04m | 2:47AM0.79m | 1:52PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.56m | 7:24PM0.32m | 6:41AM0.59m | 8:17PM0.33m | 7:31AM0.61m | 9:10PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
113 | 351 | 64 | 336 | 361 | 423 | 276 | 355 | 280 | 292 | 312 | 237 | 222 | 120 | 153 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 116 | 77 | 97 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
69 | 3 | 156 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 169 | 259 | 414 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | N 8 | E 12 | N 7 | — | NE 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 13 | S 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
8 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 359 | 536 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 110 | 164 | 95 | 482 | 527 | 15 | 95 | 15 | 527 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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