Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 229 | 283 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 234 | 288 | 218 | 198 | 130 | 86 | 70 | 67 | 40 | 39 | 77 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:13AM1.60m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:02AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.18m | 4:28AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 145 | 139 | 108 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 234 | 288 | 218 | 91 | 70 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 229 | 283 | 108 | 151 | 110 | 82 | — | — | 198 | 130 | 86 | 70 | 67 | 40 | — | — | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 115 | 167 | 240 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 35 | 77 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 217 | 153 | 6 |
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