
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 5PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 5 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | S 14 | SSE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 45 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.07m | 7:37PM0.99m | 7:58AM1.13m | 8:38PM1.00m | 8:38AM1.19m | 9:40PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.36m | 1:39AM0.34m | 2:28PM0.26m | 2:24AM0.38m | 3:20PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 6 |
158 | 135 | 135 | 143 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 100 | 93 | 88 | 57 | 60 | 132 | 165 | 176 | 145 | 145 | 120 | 160 | 182 | 151 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 5 | SSE 14 | NE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NE 10 |
79 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 15 | S 4 | SSW 5 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
4 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 181 | 28 | — | — | 7 | 45 | 48 | 28 | 53 | 57 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 55 | 139 | 92 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 373 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 527 | 528 | 15 | 51 | 15 |
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