Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 562 | 498 | 450 | 433 | 371 | 275 | 140 | 256 | 517 | 1072 | 1629 | 2199 | 2250 | 2016 | 1106 | 826 | 1027 | 1121 | 1442 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.63m | 6:44AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:27AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.35m | 00:42AM0.08m | 12:25PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:15PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 562 | 498 | 450 | 433 | 371 | 275 | 140 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 1608 | 38 | 175 | 170 | 260 | 1086 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 26 | E 16 | ESE 10 | SSE 23 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 104 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 15 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 256 | 517 | 1072 | 1629 | 2199 | 2250 | 2016 | 1106 | 826 | 1027 | 1121 | 1442 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 709 | 250 | 250 | 171 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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