Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 559 | 488 | 483 | 496 | 581 | 655 | 418 | 284 | 202 | 163 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 192 | 127 | 160 | 156 | 192 | 222 | 250 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.86m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:33AM1.23m | 10:29PM1.67m | 11:21AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:14PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:06PM0.28m | 5:10AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 418 | 284 | 202 | 163 | 107 | 82 | 76 | 56 | 50 | 121 | 127 | 160 | 156 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 5 | 73 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 21 | SE 21 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 56 | 23 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 847 | 559 | 488 | 483 | 496 | 581 | 655 | 53 | 60 | — | 73 | 87 | 107 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 192 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 192 | 222 | 250 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 35 | 64 | 35 | 106 | 39 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 81 | 87 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 194 | 171 |
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