Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 170 | 225 | 469 | 356 | 263 | 239 | 174 | 119 | 83 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.66m | 00:49AM1.05m | 12:46PM1.59m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:53PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:06AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:14AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 246 | 170 | 225 | 469 | 356 | 263 | 239 | 174 | 119 | 83 | 32 | 36 | 26 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 142 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 36 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 17 | 13 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 303 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 602 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 873 | 202 | 35 | 0 |
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