
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 8 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 54 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM0.35m | 11:32PM0.25m | 10:56AM0.39m | 1:10AM0.24m | 11:41AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.19m | 4:51PM0.19m | 3:41AM0.21m | 6:18PM0.14m | 4:11AM0.21m | 7:35PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 5 | N 6 |
47 | 54 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | 22 | 16 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | 16 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | 24 | 17 | 22 | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 66 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 265 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 64 | 64 | 7 | 134 | 200 | 131 | 64 | 0 |
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