Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 800 | 722 | 926 | 886 | 869 | 809 | 673 | 602 | 640 | 566 | 502 | 456 | 414 | 513 | 569 | 530 | 520 | 425 | 373 | 314 | 235 | 202 | 183 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.12m | 3:27PM1.43m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:25PM1.53m | 4:56AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.49m | 8:38AM0.27m | 10:01PM0.41m | 9:37AM0.30m | 11:13PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 800 | 722 | 710 | 886 | 869 | 809 | 673 | 602 | 640 | 566 | 502 | 456 | 414 | 513 | 569 | 530 | 520 | 425 | 373 | 314 | 235 | 202 | 168 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 15 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 669 | 4 | 554 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 114 | 118 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 107 | 147 | 167 | 183 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 23 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 668 | 926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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