Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 68 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 108 | 124 | 91 | 66 | 280 | 286 | 285 | 311 | 456 | 618 | 650 | 547 | 434 | 394 | 223 | 271 | 187 | 124 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.48m | 8:14AM1.50m | 8:26PM1.44m | 8:51AM1.57m | 9:09PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.11m | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:01AM0.10m | 2:24PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.11m | 3:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 68 | 49 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 91 | 66 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 47 | 71 | 223 | 271 | 187 | 124 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 46 | 73 | 28 | 40 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 20 | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 284 | 228 | — | — | 52 | 108 | 251 | 20 | 207 | 280 | 286 | 285 | 311 | 456 | 618 | 650 | 547 | 434 | 394 | 102 | — | 52 | 41 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 171 | 130 | 3 | 84 | 134 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 251 | 87 | 35 | 35 | 127 |
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