Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 523 | 445 | 452 | 472 | 402 | 407 | 378 | 370 | 349 | 502 | 524 | 476 | 456 | 365 | 357 | 357 | 321 | 314 | 231 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.45m | 00:17AM0.98m | 12:18PM1.37m | 1:13AM0.92m | 1:10PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.33m | 5:37AM0.50m | 7:16PM0.40m | 6:22AM0.57m | 8:19PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 523 | 445 | 452 | 472 | 14 | 407 | 14 | 74 | 123 | 17 | 524 | 476 | 456 | 365 | 357 | 357 | 71 | 314 | 231 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 4 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 402 | — | 378 | 370 | 349 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | — | 19 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 130 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 262 | 303 | 425 | 216 | 216 | 262 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 517 | 262 | 216 | 39 |
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