Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Swanport today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Swanport at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Little Swanport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 116 | 109 | 167 | 237 | 251 | 112 | 189 | 164 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM0.90m | 12:27PM1.07m | 1:05AM0.82m | 1:08PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.37m | 5:59AM0.40m | 7:08PM0.37m | 6:35AM0.47m | 8:06PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NNE 3 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
25 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 51 | 76 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 164 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 15 | — | S 7 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | S 16 | S 15 |
9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | E 12 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 116 | 109 | 167 | 237 | 251 | 112 | 189 | 464 | 519 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 69 | 69 | 318 | 70 | 69 | 55 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 70 |
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