Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2875 | 2080 | 1568 | 904 | 729 | 559 | 493 | 370 | 321 | 171 | 184 | 188 | 198 | 166 | 142 | 146 | 153 | 99 | 89 | 60 | 57 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.34m | 00:36AM0.92m | 12:56PM1.28m | 1:50AM0.87m | 2:05PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.46m | 6:48PM0.46m | 6:00AM0.54m | 8:01PM0.51m | 7:01AM0.60m | 9:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2225 | 1601 | 1219 | 904 | 729 | 559 | 493 | 370 | 321 | 171 | 184 | 188 | 198 | 166 | 137 | 109 | 111 | 89 | 87 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 96 | 96 | 84 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 49 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 62 | 104 | 102 | 11 | 142 | 146 | 153 | 99 | 89 | 45 | 30 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2875 | 2080 | 1568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 72 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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