Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 474 | 413 | 371 | 216 | 360 | 368 | 800 | 890 | 799 | 687 | 500 | 411 | 394 | 320 | 249 | 211 | 123 | 98 | 67 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.48m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | 8:37AM1.52m | 8:52PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:07PM0.21m | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:50PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 474 | 413 | 371 | 216 | 360 | 368 | 800 | 890 | 799 | 687 | 500 | 411 | 394 | 320 | 249 | 211 | 123 | 98 | 67 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 5 | 152 | 65 | 178 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 13 | S 20 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 28 | — | — | 56 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 823 | 72 | 72 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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