Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 189 | 487 | 387 | 306 | 290 | 220 | 193 | 250 | 2 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.13m | 10:58PM0.92m | 10:28AM1.13m | 11:50PM0.89m | 11:06AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.23m | 4:19AM0.51m | 5:25PM0.22m | 4:58AM0.55m | 6:10PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 69 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 40 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 189 | 152 | 100 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 6 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | N 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 14 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 52 | 46 | 104 | 244 | 487 | 387 | 306 | 290 | 220 | 193 | 250 | 138 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 51 | 77 | 527 | 15 | 472 | 472 | 77 | 77 | 575 | 575 | 855 | 262 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 373 | 373 | 51 | 0 |
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