Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 806 | 1291 | 1587 | 1698 | 1290 | 929 | 692 | 603 | 1464 | 1087 | 564 | 474 | 413 | 427 | 454 | 415 | 614 | 890 | 873 | 857 | 754 | 625 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.22m | 6:38PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:26PM1.48m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.15m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:11AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:07PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 603 | 448 | 767 | 564 | 474 | 413 | 427 | 454 | 415 | 614 | 890 | 873 | 857 | 754 | 625 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 176 | 332 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 120 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | S 20 | E 15 | S 20 | E 16 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 142 | 806 | 1291 | 1587 | 1698 | 1290 | 929 | 692 | — | 1464 | 1087 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 289 | 284 | 212 | 250 | 116 | 116 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 262 | 262 | 145 | 39 |
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