Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 193 | 207 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 193 | 147 | 143 | 117 | 103 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 57 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39AM0.18m | 7:20PM0.39m | 10:41AM0.19m | 7:56PM0.38m | 11:21AM0.21m | 8:40PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.08m | 11:52AM0.17m | 3:13AM0.10m | 12:30PM0.18m | 3:46AM0.13m | 1:30PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 188 | 193 | 207 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 193 | 147 | 143 | 117 | 103 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 57 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 134 | 127 | 150 | 131 |
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