
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 137 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 89 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 480 | 970 | 1502 | 1764 | 1760 | 1954 | 2081 | 2270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.49m | 10:14PM1.25m | 10:35AM1.46m | 10:55PM1.12m | 11:15AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.19m | 4:14PM0.24m | 4:09AM0.27m | 5:00PM0.31m | 4:41AM0.37m | 5:50PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | E 4 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | — | NE 13 |
53 | 137 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — |
100 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 14 | ENE 7 | — | E 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NW 2 | SE 2 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
107 | 116 | 72 | 52 | 21 | 17 | 41 | 89 | 75 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 121 | 480 | 970 | 1502 | 1764 | 1760 | 1954 | 2081 | 2270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 145 | 127 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 720 | 116 | 116 | 204 | 204 | 134 | 746 | 822 | 822 | 480 | 284 |
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