Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 236 | 203 | 203 | 191 | 176 | 189 | 177 | 170 | 160 | 2 | 410 | 524 | 542 | 542 | 496 | 527 | 482 | 496 | 547 | 557 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46AM0.14m | 6:17PM0.31m | 8:15AM0.11m | 6:54PM0.31m | 7:31PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.11m | 9:31AM0.13m | 3:40AM0.08m | 9:05AM0.11m | 4:24AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 349 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 236 | 203 | 203 | 191 | 176 | 189 | 177 | 170 | 160 | 222 | 410 | 524 | 542 | 542 | 496 | 527 | 482 | 496 | 547 | 557 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 284 | 284 | 389 | 341 | 389 | 335 | 284 | 329 | 284 | 284 | 356 | 432 | 389 | 335 | 298 | 298 | 284 | 284 | 389 | 319 | 389 | 389 | 319 |
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