Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 68 | 70 | 115 | 53 | 48 | 62 | 57 | 75 | 82 | 326 | 495 | 416 | 388 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.27m | 10:07AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.19m | 10:54AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.04m | 4:23AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 133 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 53 | 48 | 62 | 57 | 75 | 82 | 326 | 495 | 416 | 388 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 196 | 337 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | S 8 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 26 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 115 | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 425 | 564 | 72 | 36 |
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