Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 103 | 82 | 54 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 73 | 130 | 80 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 69 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.59m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:53PM1.50m | 3:19AM1.04m | 3:05PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:14AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | 8:36AM0.54m | 10:07PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 119 | 103 | 75 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 73 | 130 | 80 | 61 | 25 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | E 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 83 | 82 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 58 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 14 | — | — | WNW 3 | S 4 | — | S 5 | SSE 10 | — | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 7 | 22 | — | 10 | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 231 | 239 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 | — | 6 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 303 | 262 | 127 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 517 | 342 | 153 | 72 |
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