
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 22 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 96 | 92 | 108 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 37 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:32AM0.90m | 4:41PM0.98m | 6:09AM0.95m | 5:38PM0.99m | 6:45AM1.01m | 6:37PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.59m | 11:31PM0.29m | 11:50AM0.54m | 00:13AM0.29m | 12:44PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
69 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 98 | 96 | 79 | 70 | 53 | 57 | 92 | 86 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 140 | 147 | 61 | 379 | 370 | 362 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | N 11 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 96 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 37 | 64 | — | 59 | 52 | 51 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 10 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 47 | 47 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 3 | NNE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 108 | 275 | 357 | 258 | 160 | 397 | 506 | 227 | 1118 | 1168 | 1 | 941 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 77 | 77 | 435 | 118 | 15 | 92 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 91 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 91 | 95 | 370 | 22 | 15 |
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