Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 112 | 109 | 198 | 226 | 187 | 222 | 154 | 73 | 104 | 53 | 167 | 195 | 145 | 180 | 74 | 57 | 54 | 76 | 153 | 181 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:29PM1.46m | 7:06AM1.31m | 7:07PM1.48m | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.36m | 00:58AM0.15m | 1:00PM0.28m | 1:29AM0.11m | 1:41PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 78 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 135 | 92 | 73 | 55 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 145 | 86 | 74 | 57 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 139 | 112 | 109 | 198 | 226 | 187 | 222 | 154 | 196 | 104 | 53 | 167 | 195 | 227 | 180 | 143 | — | 200 | 76 | 153 | 373 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 146 | 823 | 564 | 425 | 303 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 267 | 217 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 171 | 82 | 3 | 44 |
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