Little Swanport 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.31° S 148.00° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Little Swanport sea temperature is

13.0° C

Little Swanport surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Little Swanport today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Swanport at 7AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	17s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (18 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	17s

Table - waves today at Little Swanport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	SSE 13	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	SE 12	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	30	29	29	29	29	34	57	57	57	53	103	100	98	95	92	87	84	80	79	77	68	105	105	93
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:32PM1.21m				11:56AM1.00m				11:27PM1.09m				12:40PM1.03m				00:24AM0.97m					1:22PM1.05m
Low Tide			5:25AM0.10m				5:30PM0.46m				6:07AM0.19m				6:35PM0.45m				6:45AM0.29m					7:41PM0.43m


	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	12	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	17	16	13	13	13	12	11	12	14	13	13	12
Feels °C	5	4	6	7	11	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	15	14	10	10	9	7	6	7	10	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	22	20	20	19	18	34	32	31	38	37	103	100	98	95	92	87	84	80	56	71	68	105	105	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 13	ENE 12	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14
kJ	30	29	29	29	29	28	57	57	57	53	28	27	25	24	19	30	17	30	79	77	48	36	36	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	S 18	SE 18	SE 17	S 17	SE 16	S 16	E 10	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	NNE 6	NE 6	SE 10	S 10	NE 6
kJ	2	2	7	12	12	6	10	5	2	5	2	2	2	2	2	8	11	11	10	4	1	4	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	W 3	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 9	—	NNE 2	N 3	NW 2	NW 2	NW 2	NW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2
kJ	1	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	30	30	55	55	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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