Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
508 | 480 | 422 | 339 | 293 | 273 | 261 | 261 | 280 | 293 | 293 | 267 | 217 | 212 | 230 | 230 | 267 | 280 | 300 | 339 | 354 | 322 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:44AM0.35m | 2:53PM0.32m | 2:42AM0.33m | 3:14PM0.36m | 3:37AM0.30m | 3:41PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.18m | 8:29PM0.22m | 8:37AM0.19m | 9:56PM0.17m | 9:02AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
508 | 480 | 422 | 339 | 293 | 273 | 261 | 261 | 280 | 293 | 293 | 267 | 217 | 212 | 230 | 230 | 267 | 280 | 300 | 339 | 354 | 322 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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