Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 99 | 119 | 125 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 56 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.12m | 1:52PM1.39m | 2:11AM1.03m | 2:58PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.45m | 7:04AM0.31m | 8:27PM0.44m | 8:04AM0.37m | 9:51PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 99 | 119 | 125 | 60 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | S 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 2 | N 2 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 109 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 39 | 0 |
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