Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (26 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 188 | 212 | 208 | 492 | 413 | 413 | 413 | 372 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.49m | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:04PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.17m | 7:40PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 208 | 279 | 413 | 413 | 413 | 372 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 71 | 141 | 188 | 212 | — | 492 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 177 | 192 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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