Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 288 | 218 | 198 | 130 | 86 | 70 | 67 | 40 | 39 | 96 | 105 | 101 | 62 | 57 | 44 | 114 | 35 | 74 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.60m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:02AM1.57m | 11:45PM1.07m | 12:00PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.18m | 4:28AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.23m | 5:18AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 234 | 288 | 218 | 94 | 88 | 54 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 39 | 38 | 105 | 101 | 62 | 57 | 44 | 47 | 7 | 74 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | 198 | 130 | 86 | 70 | 67 | 40 | — | — | 22 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | SSE 2 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 62 | 135 | 184 | 284 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 96 | 210 | 344 | 277 | — | — | 114 | 35 | 1 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 216 | 153 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 159 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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