Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 12 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 43 | 82 | 102 | 110 | 180 | 174 | 172 | 99 | 53 | 79 | 85 | 2 | 103 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:17PM1.25m | 4:26AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:22AM0.62m | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 82 | 102 | 66 | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 51 | 79 | 85 | 1 | 103 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNW 3 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 110 | 180 | 19 | 17 | 99 | 53 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | ENE 7 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 140 | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 516 | 250 | 302 |
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