Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shacks today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shacks at 6AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Shacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 610 | 627 | 772 | 844 | 994 | 961 | 1098 | 1073 | 896 | 813 | 793 | 783 | 773 | 754 | 687 | 1784 | 1227 | 955 | 1590 | 1359 | 1070 | 965 | 820 | 793 | 671 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.76m | 4:23PM1.79m | 6:19AM1.87m | 5:44PM1.73m | 6:54AM1.97m | 6:55PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.32m | 10:58AM1.20m | 11:23PM0.42m | 12:12PM1.01m | 00:12AM0.53m | 1:10PM0.80m | 00:55AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 491 | 610 | 627 | 679 | 706 | 994 | 961 | 1098 | 1073 | 896 | 813 | 793 | 783 | 459 | 495 | 458 | 1784 | 1227 | 955 | 1590 | 1359 | 1070 | 965 | 820 | 793 | 671 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 407 | 507 | 772 | 844 | 706 | 654 | 519 | 505 | 596 | 588 | 498 | 491 | 773 | 754 | 687 | 417 | 422 | 508 | 330 | 321 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 173 | 175 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 21 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | — | S 20 | S 20 | WNW 10 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 258 | 34 | 21 | 123 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 85 | 491 | 411 | 417 | 9 | 301 | 411 | — | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 47 | 12 | 47 | 94 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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