Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 170 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 91 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 81 | 102 | 113 | 251 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.87m | 2:05PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:17PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.51m | 7:01AM0.60m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:22AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 166 | 170 | 134 | 104 | 81 | 87 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 81 | 102 | 92 | 50 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 95 | 78 | 60 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 113 | 251 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | S 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 99 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 91 | 57 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 1 |
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