EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Swift Energy Company
for the  registration of $350,000,000 of securities and to the  incorporation by
reference  therein of our report dated  February  10, 2003,  with respect to the
consolidated  financial  statements  of Swift Energy  Company as of December 31,
2002 and for the year then ended,  included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended  December  31,  2002,  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.


                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Houston, Texas
January 20, 2004