Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 226 | 193 | 188 | 47 | 217 | 219 | 194 | 193 | 164 | 143 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
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 | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM0.29m | 7:16PM0.29m | 9:38AM0.18m | 7:58PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.04m | 3:43AM0.06m | 4:04AM0.09m | 11:14AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | N 15 | N 15 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 269 | 226 | 193 | 188 | 184 | 217 | 219 | 194 | 193 | 164 | 143 | 115 | 125 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 143 | 149 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 417 | 450 | 412 | 386 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 329 | 329 | 432 | 335 | 417 | 298 | 284 | 284 | 335 | 451 | 298 |
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