EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-3 No.  333-112041)  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, 2004,  withrespect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of
Swift Energy  Company as of December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and for each
of the two years in the period ended  December 31, 2003,  included in its Annual
Report  (Form  10-K)  for the year  ended  December  31,  2003,  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Houston, Texas
April 16, 2004