Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 172 | 168 | 193 | 180 | 171 | 167 | 184 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 96 | 65 | 112 | 54 | 70 | 62 | 64 | 52 | 43 | 39 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:11AM0.99m | 7:13PM1.54m | 7:53AM1.00m | 7:51PM1.57m | 8:33AM1.02m | 8:29PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.30m | 12:33PM0.42m | 2:05AM0.25m | 1:14PM0.40m | 2:43AM0.22m | 1:54PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 186 | 172 | 168 | 193 | 180 | 42 | 42 | 184 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 96 | 65 | 112 | 54 | 70 | 62 | 64 | 50 | 43 | 39 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 39 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 56 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 18 | SE 12 | S 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 204 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38 | 72 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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