Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 199 | 162 | 93 | 79 | 62 | 56 | 39 | 98 | 84 | 70 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:08AM0.96m | 1:51PM1.29m | 2:19AM0.88m | 2:55PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.51m | 6:51AM0.47m | 8:45PM0.54m | 7:47AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 128 | 199 | 162 | 93 | 79 | 62 | 56 | 24 | 6 | 84 | 70 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | S 11 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 43 | 37 | 45 | 68 | 49 | — | 38 | 39 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 153 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 137 | 137 | 101 | 188 |
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