Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sharkies today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sharkies at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sharkies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 132 | 156 | 146 | 143 | 116 | 330 | 885 | 686 | 645 | 666 | 626 | 449 | 314 | 225 | 177 | 128 | 110 | 108 | 284 | 132 | 235 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 132 | 156 | 146 | 143 | 116 | 16 | 4 | 686 | 645 | 666 | 626 | 449 | 314 | 225 | 177 | 128 | 110 | 108 | 284 | 125 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 106 | 94 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | N 6 | — | S 11 | NE 8 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 17 | 132 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 80 | 330 | 885 | 20 | 38 | 66 | 87 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 76 | 91 | — | 8 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 331 | 443 | 443 | 46 | 46 | 270 | 109 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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