Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 266 | 254 | 207 | 361 | 268 | 233 | 170 | 160 | 124 | 113 | 115 | 118 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 102 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.46m | 8:55PM1.50m | 9:21AM1.49m | 9:35PM1.38m | 9:58AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.05m | 2:46PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.11m | 3:30PM0.19m | 3:38AM0.19m | 4:14PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 307 | 266 | 254 | 181 | 361 | 268 | 233 | 170 | 160 | 120 | 113 | 115 | 118 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 48 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 69 | 120 | 81 | 136 | 182 | 120 | 146 | 131 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 109 | 61 | 13 | 17 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 45 | 97 | 77 | 89 | 118 | — | — | 10 | 30 | 90 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 72 | 72 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 278 | 517 | 146 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 217 | 39 | 39 |
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