Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 120 | 389 | 1212 | 1463 | 1088 | 754 | 556 | 500 | 403 | 447 | 588 | 523 | 299 | 222 | 186 | 146 | 113 | 88 | 67 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.87m | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.86m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:33AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:14PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 391 | 346 | 299 | 222 | 186 | 146 | 113 | 88 | 67 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 7 | S 15 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 120 | 389 | 1212 | 1463 | 1088 | 754 | 556 | 500 | 403 | 447 | 588 | 523 | — | 38 | 53 | 60 | 49 | 47 | 57 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 183 | 72 | 57 | 1 | 134 | 250 | 87 | 87 | 35 | 87 | 35 | 35 | 106 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 35 | 83 | 83 |
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