Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 129 | 202 | 217 | 245 | 226 | 176 | 184 | 158 | 175 | 160 | 170 | 175 | 120 | 78 | 97 | 109 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.36m | 10:02PM1.55m | 10:40AM1.38m | 10:44PM1.39m | 11:22AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.23m | 4:25AM0.10m | 4:38PM0.29m | 4:59AM0.19m | 5:28PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 129 | 202 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 176 | 139 | 110 | 110 | 102 | 170 | 45 | 120 | 78 | 97 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 72 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 26 | 102 | 61 | 60 | 72 | 76 | 109 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 217 | 245 | 226 | — | 184 | 158 | 175 | 160 | — | 175 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 134 | 134 | 116 | 36 | 72 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 177 | 36 |
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