Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 370 | 313 | 167 | 177 | 192 | 166 | 173 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 91 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 41 | 45 | 84 | 182 | 131 | 257 | 326 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:36AM0.92m | 12:56PM1.28m | 1:50AM0.87m | 2:05PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:17PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.54m | 8:01PM0.51m | 7:01AM0.60m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:22AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 493 | 370 | 313 | 167 | 177 | 192 | 166 | 173 | 134 | 106 | 83 | 89 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 45 | 84 | 182 | 131 | 104 | 65 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 35 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 62 | 78 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 60 | 119 | 257 | 326 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 3 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 102 | 11 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 91 | 57 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | E 9 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 72 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 6 | 0 |
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