Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 193 | 214 | 304 | 225 | 220 | 154 | 134 | 80 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.64m | 6:05AM1.08m | 6:19PM1.75m | 7:07AM1.11m | 7:13PM1.83m | 8:03AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.30m | 00:16AM0.18m | 11:38AM0.29m | 1:14AM0.07m | 12:36PM0.26m | 2:07AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 115 | 214 | 304 | 225 | 220 | 154 | 134 | 80 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 207 | 193 | 90 | 64 | 44 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 4 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | E 11 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 116 | 100 | 38 | 84 | 84 | 25 | 84 | 84 | 116 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
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