Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 166 | 267 | 254 | 189 | 212 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.28m | 3:41AM0.86m | 4:01PM1.30m | 4:53AM0.89m | 4:58PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.52m | 8:57AM0.56m | 11:10PM0.46m | 10:09AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 166 | 267 | 254 | 189 | 144 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 163 | 212 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | ESE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 28 | — | — | 30 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 101 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 289 | 173 | 106 | 145 | 72 | 72 | 39 | 72 | 72 | 27 | 66 |
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