Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Swansea Point today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Swansea Point at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Swansea Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 84 | 82 | 138 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.02m | 11:01AM1.09m | 11:32PM0.96m | 11:43AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.36m | 4:41AM0.33m | 5:25PM0.32m | 5:23AM0.39m | 6:24PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
115 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 84 | 82 | 138 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 10 |
63 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 47 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
8 | 8 | 61 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 42 | 19 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 77 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 100 | 91 | 110 | 77 | 77 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 15 | 77 | 91 | 91 |
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