Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 162 | 154 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:10AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:58PM0.39m | 2:19AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 199 | 162 | 154 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 17 | S 7 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 6 | S 16 | S 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 491 | 289 | 490 | 494 | 183 | 183 | 203 |
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