Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 64 | 45 | 585 | 985 | 1469 | 1714 | 1418 | 1029 | 868 | 692 | 1461 | 1087 | 639 | 540 | 488 | 488 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:43PM1.48m | 6:40AM1.22m | 6:38PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:26PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.15m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:11AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 144 | 1102 | 783 | 639 | 540 | 488 | 488 | 537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 247 | 585 | 985 | 1469 | 1714 | 1418 | 1029 | 868 | 692 | 1461 | 1087 | — | — | — | — | 281 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 116 | 302 | 284 | 212 | 250 | 830 | 116 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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