
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1940 | 1001 | 757 | 768 | 843 | 1283 | 1137 | 1066 | 976 | 627 | 540 | 451 | 391 | 344 | 300 | 295 | 254 | 259 | 355 | 337 | 233 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:45AM1.46m | 8:55PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.21m | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.05m | 2:46PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
1500 | 38 | 757 | 169 | 180 | 878 | 807 | 752 | 710 | 627 | 540 | 451 | 391 | 344 | 300 | 295 | 254 | 259 | 355 | 337 | 233 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 23 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 22 | SE 21 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 21 |
42 | 104 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 133 | 126 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 67 | 120 | 145 | 136 | 126 | 55 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | E 16 | SSE 23 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | S 21 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 22 | E 14 |
53 | 5 | 103 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 |
1940 | 1001 | — | 768 | 843 | 1283 | 1137 | 1066 | 976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 39 | 6 |
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