Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Swanport today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Swanport at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Little Swanport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 47 | 84 | 86 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:12AM0.75m | 2:38PM1.04m | 4:15AM0.74m | 3:26PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.36m | 7:59AM0.56m | 9:58PM0.35m | 8:50AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 |
54 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 47 | 84 | 86 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | N 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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