Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 117 | 132 | 132 | 117 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 108 | 122 | 125 | 122 | 97 | 92 | 88 | 214 | 225 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.23m | 12:06PM1.35m | 00:13AM1.08m | 12:54PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.36m | 5:33AM0.29m | 6:24PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.39m | 7:28PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 52 | 35 | 132 | 117 | 34 | 56 | 124 | 108 | 122 | 125 | 122 | 95 | 86 | 81 | 12 | 225 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | ESE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 55 | 85 | 85 | 109 | 97 | 92 | 88 | — | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 12 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 65 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 117 | 132 | — | — | 124 | 124 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 214 | 31 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 177 | 127 | 109 | 39 | 72 | 84 | 171 | 250 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 202 |
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