Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1045 | 1183 | 736 | 1066 | 640 | 563 | 492 | 418 | 352 | 307 | 307 | 254 | 254 | 207 | 361 | 320 | 245 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.65m | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:45AM1.46m | 8:55PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.05m | 2:46PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 784 | 799 | 736 | 696 | 640 | 563 | 492 | 418 | 352 | 307 | 307 | 254 | 254 | 181 | 361 | 320 | 245 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 22 | SE 21 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 180 | 133 | 126 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 69 | 120 | 78 | 137 | 184 | 119 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | S 21 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1045 | 1183 | — | 1066 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 6 |
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