Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 51 | 156 | 186 | 197 | 220 | 279 | 473 | 476 | 404 | 290 | 251 | 215 | 220 | 647 | 604 | 505 | 487 | 380 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.17m | 7:40PM1.57m | 8:15AM1.24m | 8:15PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:20PM0.32m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
51 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 220 | 279 | 473 | 476 | 404 | 290 | 251 | 215 | 220 | 647 | 604 | 505 | 13 | 380 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 98 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
— | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 37 | 61 | 22 | 60 | 48 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | S 4 | — |
37 | 101 | 156 | 186 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 487 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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