Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 103 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 585 | 985 | 1535 | 1869 | 1555 | 1137 | 888 | 663 | 1520 | 1179 | 639 | 540 | 488 | 505 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | 11:24AM0.45m | 00:29AM0.15m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:11AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 103 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 307 | 1201 | 843 | 639 | 540 | 488 | 505 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | S 16 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 3 | S 4 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 223 | 585 | 985 | 1535 | 1869 | 1555 | 1137 | 888 | 663 | 1520 | 1179 | — | — | — | — | 262 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 302 | 284 | 250 | 250 | 830 | 116 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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