Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 113 | 111 | 150 | 111 | 113 | 103 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 99 | 99 | 140 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 102 | 108 | 111 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:02PM1.55m | 10:40AM1.38m | 10:44PM1.39m | 11:22AM1.38m | 11:27PM1.23m | 12:06PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.10m | 4:38PM0.29m | 4:59AM0.19m | 5:28PM0.36m | 5:33AM0.29m | 6:24PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 113 | 111 | 102 | 111 | 113 | 103 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 99 | 99 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 99 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 102 | 108 | 55 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 102 | 102 | 8 | 102 | 102 | 27 | 41 | 72 | 55 | 87 | 81 | 140 | 53 | 48 | 52 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 56 | 55 | 64 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 150 | 77 | 50 | 53 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 99 | 99 | — | 99 | 117 | 120 | 120 | — | — | 111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 134 | 183 | 0 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 87 | 36 | 72 | 39 | 36 | 72 | 39 | 127 | 36 | 39 |
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