Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1279 | 1436 | 1672 | 1751 | 2098 | 1877 | 1787 | 2176 | 2338 | 2016 | 2195 | 2107 | 1736 | 1539 | 1338 | 1192 | 1155 | 1047 | 936 | 624 | 543 | 517 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.18m | 8:42AM1.61m | 9:13PM1.14m | 9:16AM1.62m | 9:52PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.19m | 2:13AM0.28m | 3:19PM0.17m | 2:46AM0.31m | 3:58PM0.17m | 3:20AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | 7:27 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1597 | 1494 | 1397 | 1667 | 1851 | 8 | 2195 | 2107 | 1736 | 1539 | 1338 | 1192 | 1155 | 1047 | 936 | 624 | 543 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | S 13 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 11 | S 12 | E 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1279 | 1436 | 1672 | 1751 | 2098 | 1877 | 1787 | 2176 | 2338 | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 16 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 747 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 83 | 83 | 134 | 250 | 517 | 212 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 827 | 216 | 128 | 39 | 6 | 3 |
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