Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 396 | 1234 | 1667 | 2177 | 2104 | 1940 | 1001 | 757 | 792 | 830 | 1386 | 1230 | 1081 | 1081 | 627 | 540 | 400 | 391 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:27AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:15PM0.21m | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 1608 | 1001 | 24 | 169 | 180 | 809 | 896 | 783 | 710 | 627 | 540 | 400 | 391 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 26 | E 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 23 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SE 22 | SE 21 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | 13 | 5 | 42 | 38 | 103 | 23 | 16 | 131 | 79 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | S 21 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 53 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 270 | 396 | 1234 | 1667 | 2177 | 2104 | 1940 | — | 757 | 792 | 830 | 1386 | 1230 | 1081 | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 720 | 250 | 284 | 176 | 57 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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