
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 101 | 113 | 98 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:36AM0.25m | 6:44PM0.35m | 9:55AM0.28m | 7:21PM0.32m | 10:03AM0.31m | 8:32PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.12m | 12:55PM0.23m | 2:27AM0.15m | 2:09PM0.23m | 2:50AM0.18m | 3:27PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
82 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 101 | 113 | 98 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 278 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 142 | 32 | 32 | 7 |
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