
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (20 Oct):
- 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 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 101 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM0.35m | 9:55AM0.28m | 7:21PM0.32m | 10:03AM0.31m | 8:32PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.15m | 2:09PM0.23m | 2:50AM0.18m | 3:27PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 101 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
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