Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 351 | 472 | 302 | 246 | 192 | 161 | 164 | 117 | 132 | 148 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 108 | 92 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.54m | 9:24AM1.38m | 9:27PM1.47m | 10:01AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.25m | 3:14AM0.09m | 3:21PM0.25m | 3:46AM0.12m | 4:05PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 351 | 472 | 302 | 246 | 192 | 161 | 164 | 117 | 132 | 148 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 108 | 92 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 145 | 102 | 84 | 61 | 65 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 21 | 63 | 103 | 153 | 137 | 131 | 115 | 75 | 84 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 66 | 6 |
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