Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 763 | 1531 | 1726 | 1765 | 2299 | 2632 | 2210 | 2184 | 2291 | 2918 | 2363 | 1773 | 1380 | 809 | 645 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.46m | 10:55PM1.12m | 11:15AM1.41m | 11:40PM1.01m | 12:00PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.31m | 4:41AM0.37m | 5:50PM0.39m | 5:16AM0.46m | 6:48PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2238 | 1739 | 1368 | 1021 | 809 | 645 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 6 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 15 | 14 | 172 | 763 | 1531 | 1726 | 1765 | 2299 | 2632 | 2210 | 2184 | 2291 | 2918 | 2363 | 1773 | 1380 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 1379 | 134 | 250 | 251 | 284 | 250 | 746 | 822 | 822 | 480 | 340 | 87 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 |
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