Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 200 | 235 | 201 | 188 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.30m | 1:49AM1.03m | 2:46PM1.31m | 2:55AM0.94m | 3:42PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.53m | 7:51AM0.39m | 9:27PM0.54m | 8:40AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 240 | 200 | 235 | 201 | 188 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SE 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 84 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 173 |
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