Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 689 | 822 | 575 | 549 | 772 | 736 | 533 | 411 | 389 | 297 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 85 | 82 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.24m | 10:28PM1.45m | 11:17AM1.29m | 11:09PM1.35m | 12:02PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.13m | 4:19PM0.37m | 4:59AM0.15m | 5:07PM0.40m | 5:34AM0.19m | 6:02PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 689 | 822 | 575 | 549 | 772 | 736 | 533 | 411 | 389 | 297 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 85 | 82 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 15 | S 19 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 174 | 228 | 221 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | S 21 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | S 19 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 8 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 27 | 267 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 101 | 303 | 250 | 188 |
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