Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 91 | 126 | 148 | 170 | 219 | 225 | 260 | 309 | 366 | 377 | 385 | 384 | 373 | 384 | 347 | 312 | 312 | 287 |
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 |
High Tide | 9:29PM0.24m | 10:30AM0.29m | 10:23PM0.20m | 11:00AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.20m | 2:56AM0.14m | 6:21PM0.16m | 2:58AM0.14m | 7:24PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 91 | 126 | 148 | 170 | 219 | 225 | 260 | 309 | 366 | 377 | 385 | 384 | 373 | 384 | 347 | 312 | 312 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 335 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 329 | 412 | 389 | 335 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 239 | 389 | 319 | 307 | 244 |
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