Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 161 | 123 | 86 | 67 | 73 | 40 | 28 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 110 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.52m | 8:52PM1.38m | 9:11AM1.57m | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:11PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.17m | 2:52AM0.16m | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:23AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 216 | 161 | 123 | 86 | 67 | 73 | 35 | 28 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 54 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 40 | 8 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 110 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 830 | 171 | 128 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 88 | 46 | 217 |
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