Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (21 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 2 | 268 | 542 | 1490 | 1086 | 752 | 422 | 428 | 687 | 290 | 220 | 274 | 277 | 243 | 151 | 165 | 221 | 200 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.30m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.09m | 5:50PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 5 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 73 | 33 | 1490 | 1086 | 752 | 422 | 244 | 34 | 290 | 220 | 171 | 116 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 114 | 45 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | E 15 | SSE 17 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ESE 6 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 40 | 96 | 123 | 4 | 58 | 178 | 274 | 277 | 49 | 151 | 126 | 74 | 72 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 243 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 185 | 129 | 268 | 542 | 1106 | — | — | — | 428 | 687 | 114 | 145 | 150 | 114 | 53 | 134 | 165 | 221 | 200 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 202 | 250 | 427 | 284 | 134 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 72 | 39 | 3 | 27 | 72 | 262 | 217 | 217 |
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