Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 174 | 172 | 99 | 53 | 79 | 185 | 0 | 230 | 403 | 1520 | 1130 | 768 | 436 | 270 | 649 | 284 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:26AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.30m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | 11:16PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | W 3 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 51 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 73 | 1520 | 1130 | 768 | 436 | 270 | 649 | 284 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNW 3 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 180 | 19 | 36 | 99 | 53 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 41 | 98 | 157 | 34 | 55 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 185 | 117 | 230 | 403 | 1060 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 94 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 516 | 289 | 444 | 274 | 134 | 83 | 0 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 27 |
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