Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 163 | 144 | 147 | 313 | 500 | 322 | 344 | 266 | 216 | 181 | 149 | 94 | 311 | 549 | 517 | 402 | 316 | 284 | 304 | 251 | 207 | 130 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.57m | 8:21PM1.35m | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.32m | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:56PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.13m | 2:24PM0.16m | 2:20AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.08m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 183 | 163 | 144 | 147 | 147 | 250 | 322 | 344 | 266 | 216 | 181 | 149 | 94 | 62 | 42 | 517 | 402 | 316 | 284 | 304 | 251 | 207 | 130 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | — | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 503 | — | — | — | 313 | 500 | 966 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 106 | 311 | 549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 267 | 284 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 35 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 425 | 303 | 127 | 39 |
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