Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 118 | 113 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 84 | 64 | 494 | 1152 | 1553 | 1732 | 1493 | 1007 | 675 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.45m | 5:49AM1.11m | 5:43PM1.48m | 6:40AM1.22m | 6:38PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.21m | 11:24AM0.45m | 00:29AM0.15m | 12:26PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 157 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 118 | 113 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 84 | 64 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 3 | S 8 | E 16 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 54 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 8 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | E 15 | E 11 | E 16 | E 11 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 149 | 494 | 1152 | 1553 | 1732 | 1493 | 1007 | 675 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 289 | 284 | 204 | 212 | 251 | 134 | 220 |
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