Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 687 | 663 | 584 | 384 | 377 | 313 | 259 | 205 | 222 | 388 | 356 | 268 | 190 | 174 | 119 | 117 | 105 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.11m | 11:47AM1.66m | 00:49AM1.05m | 12:46PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.07m | 5:11AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:06AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 687 | 663 | 584 | 384 | 377 | 313 | 259 | 205 | 222 | 388 | 356 | 268 | 190 | 174 | 119 | 117 | 105 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 211 | 341 | 333 | 312 | 243 | 181 | 163 | 142 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 19 | — | 83 | 82 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 52 | 89 | 49 | 50 | 209 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 72 | 72 | 303 | 72 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 278 | 158 | 3 | 3 |
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