Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 469 | 356 | 263 | 239 | 174 | 119 | 176 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.05m | 12:46PM1.59m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:53PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:06AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:14AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 225 | 469 | 356 | 263 | 239 | 174 | 119 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | E 4 |
| kJ | 97 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 83 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 14 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 27 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 176 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 602 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 848 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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