Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 119 | 227 | 354 | 426 | 417 | 408 | 375 | 988 | 1484 | 1264 | 841 | 674 | 526 | 375 | 290 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55AM0.94m | 3:42PM1.33m | 4:06AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | 5:13AM0.90m | 5:26PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.46m | 10:39PM0.50m | 9:36AM0.49m | 11:38PM0.45m | 10:34AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 128 | 354 | 426 | 417 | 408 | 375 | 988 | 1484 | 1264 | 841 | 674 | 526 | 375 | 290 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 208 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 119 | 227 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 116 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
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