Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 325 | 380 | 332 | 252 | 191 | 191 | 268 | 210 | 165 | 124 | 115 | 109 | 281 | 275 | 202 | 297 | 202 | 221 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.77m | 9:17AM1.32m | 9:20PM1.68m | 9:59AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.19m | 3:13AM-0.02m | 3:01PM0.20m | 3:50AM0.02m | 3:49PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 325 | 380 | 332 | 252 | 191 | 191 | 268 | 210 | 165 | 124 | 115 | 109 | 74 | 173 | 202 | 197 | 202 | 64 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 69 | 9 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 55 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 9 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | 275 | — | 297 | — | 221 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
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