Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 170 | 208 | 265 | 245 | 412 | 422 | 364 | 311 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:29AM1.02m | 6:27PM1.49m | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:04PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.17m | 7:40PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:20PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 208 | 265 | 245 | 412 | 422 | 364 | 311 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 41 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 65 | 106 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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