Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 255 | 216 | 161 | 123 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 118 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.52m | 8:52PM1.38m | 9:11AM1.57m | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:11PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:50PM0.17m | 2:52AM0.16m | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:23AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 394 | 255 | 216 | 161 | 123 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 118 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 830 | 171 | 128 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 88 | 46 | 217 | 3 | 51 |
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