Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 195 | 161 | 140 | 244 | 217 | 188 | 201 | 197 | 188 | 145 | 166 | 283 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 375 | 288 | 218 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:30AM1.60m | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:13AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:09AM0.15m | 3:55PM0.14m | 3:46AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 200 | 195 | 161 | 140 | 244 | 217 | 188 | 201 | 197 | 188 | 145 | 142 | 108 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 375 | 288 | 218 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 54 | 166 | 283 | 108 | 151 | 110 | — | — | — | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 16 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 17 | S 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 18 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 64 | 50 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 35 | — | 11 | 50 | 108 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 87 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 342 | 72 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 6 |
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