Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 161 | 137 | 113 | 97 | 126 | 99 | 158 | 165 | 164 | 160 | 146 | 115 | 98 | 129 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 88 | 76 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.38m | 9:27PM1.47m | 10:01AM1.42m | 10:08PM1.38m | 10:41AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.09m | 3:21PM0.25m | 3:46AM0.12m | 4:05PM0.26m | 4:19AM0.17m | 4:54PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 192 | 161 | 137 | 93 | 97 | 126 | 99 | 158 | 165 | 164 | 160 | 146 | 108 | 98 | 129 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 73 | 76 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 84 | 61 | 65 | 113 | 94 | 113 | 81 | 62 | 103 | 153 | 135 | 131 | 115 | 76 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 88 | 65 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | — | — | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 36 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 39 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 6 |
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