Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | NW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 115 | 115 | 573 | 918 | 1058 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.11m | 7:13PM1.83m | 8:03AM1.15m | 8:04PM1.87m | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.07m | 12:36PM0.26m | 2:07AM-0.02m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 65 | — | — | 711 | 529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | S 20 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 58 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 21 | S 10 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 115 | 573 | 918 | 1058 | 734 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 84 | 84 | 494 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 202 | 183 | 87 | 52 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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