Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 59 | 96 | 114 | 83 | 66 | 58 | 43 | 38 | 69 | 32 | 140 | 159 | 138 | 116 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 78 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.51m | 00:59AM0.99m | 1:09PM1.47m | 3:24AM0.97m | 2:25PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.28m | 6:20AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:40AM0.53m | 9:35PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 96 | 114 | 83 | 66 | 58 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 140 | 159 | 138 | 116 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 78 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 5 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 59 | 223 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 69 | 32 | 375 | 512 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 19 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 216 | 39 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 0 |
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