Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 143 | 392 | 1154 | 1144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.75m | 7:07AM1.11m | 7:13PM1.83m | 8:03AM1.15m | 8:04PM1.87m | 8:55AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.07m | 12:36PM0.26m | 2:07AM-0.02m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 214 | 767 | 834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 149 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 143 | 392 | 1154 | 1144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 84 | 84 | 423 | 183 | 183 | 641 | 183 | 412 | 183 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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