Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 22 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 60 | 133 | 160 | 159 | 371 | 881 | 1569 | 1585 | 1121 | 790 | 511 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:50PM1.13m | 10:55AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.17m | 3:54AM0.28m | 4:53PM0.20m | 4:26AM0.35m | 5:36PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | SSE 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 43 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 6 | S 17 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 147 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 30 | 60 | 133 | 160 | 159 | 371 | 881 | 1569 | 1585 | 1121 | 790 | 511 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 220 | 204 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 116 | 83 |
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