Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 688 | 1373 | 1809 | 2039 | 2210 | 2438 | 2210 | 2228 | 2291 | 2759 | 2222 | 1684 | 1375 | 721 | 567 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.46m | 10:55PM1.12m | 11:15AM1.41m | 11:40PM1.01m | 12:00PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.27m | 5:00PM0.31m | 4:41AM0.37m | 5:50PM0.39m | 5:16AM0.46m | 6:48PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2101 | 1749 | 1249 | 1022 | 721 | 567 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | SE 2 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 160 | 688 | 1373 | 1809 | 2039 | 2210 | 2438 | 2210 | 2228 | 2291 | 2759 | 2222 | 1684 | 1375 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 14 | 720 | 1368 | 116 | 116 | 284 | 134 | 134 | 746 | 822 | 822 | 480 | 284 | 87 | 35 | 57 | 35 | 83 | 0 | 66 | 6 |
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