Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 129 | 40 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:11PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:50PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:23AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.17m | 3:54AM0.28m | 4:53PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 40 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 16 | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | — | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 2 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 129 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 41 | 77 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 822 | 216 | 137 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 52 | 61 | 36 | 295 |
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