Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 185 | 149 | 119 | 64 | 225 | 392 | 540 | 430 | 380 | 311 | 245 | 207 | 130 | 103 | 98 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.32m | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:56PM1.27m | 10:07AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.08m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.04m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 277 | 185 | 149 | 119 | 64 | 61 | 392 | 540 | 430 | 380 | 311 | 245 | 207 | 130 | 103 | 98 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 42 | 40 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 24 | — | — | 13 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 2 | — | SSW 4 | E 8 | E 4 | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 110 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 24 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 32 | 6 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 116 | 36 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 303 | 128 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 212 | 36 | 35 |
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