Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 43 | 44 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 81 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 108 | 352 | 186 | 130 | 140 | 119 | 96 | 99 | 92 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.51m | 00:59AM0.99m | 1:09PM1.47m | 3:24AM0.97m | 2:25PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.28m | 6:20AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:40AM0.53m | 9:35PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 91 | 81 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 158 | 186 | 130 | 140 | 119 | 96 | 99 | 92 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 5 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | WNW 2 | S 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 31 | 172 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 42 | 31 | 108 | 352 | 582 | — | — | 1 | 56 | 24 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 130 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 38 | 145 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 470 |
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