Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 | S 5 | E 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 56 | 41 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 42 | 38 | 27 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 193 | 419 | 488 | 575 | 601 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.22m | 5:18PM1.33m | 6:14AM1.33m | 6:14PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.20m | 11:17AM0.47m | 11:50PM0.20m | 12:20PM0.39m | 00:31AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 56 | 41 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 42 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 575 | 601 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | S 12 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | — | N 8 | — | NE 7 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | E 6 | — | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 190 | — | 12 | 69 | 96 | 66 | 3 | 38 | — | 37 | — | 15 | 1 | 41 | 193 | 419 | 488 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 1 | 61 | 81 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 216 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 250 | 420 | 509 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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