Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 56 | 90 | 88 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 48 | 32 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.45m | 3:35AM0.99m | 4:06PM1.52m | 4:55AM1.00m | 5:10PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.37m | 9:51PM0.38m | 9:14AM0.39m | 11:07PM0.28m | 10:25AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 56 | 90 | 88 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 48 | 28 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 15 | E 17 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 39 | 66 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 602 |
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