Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1029 | 1212 | 901 | 601 | 475 | 504 | 459 | 518 | 507 | 323 | 240 | 167 | 133 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 111 | 114 | 113 | 147 | 211 | 128 | 186 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.86m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:33AM1.23m | 10:29PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:14PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:06PM0.28m | 5:10AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 507 | 323 | 240 | 167 | 133 | 107 | 80 | 73 | 53 | 28 | 113 | 97 | 100 | 58 | 46 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 56 | 46 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1029 | 1212 | 901 | 601 | 475 | 504 | 459 | 518 | 80 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 107 | 104 | 111 | 114 | — | 147 | 211 | 128 | 186 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 87 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 130 | 87 |
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