Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sharkies today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sharkies at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sharkies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 208 | 263 | 266 | 346 | 205 | 188 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 122 | 279 | 432 | 446 | 368 | 489 | 636 | 662 | 574 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.45m | 7:40AM1.36m | 7:48PM1.44m | 8:15AM1.45m | 8:29PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.28m | 1:30AM0.13m | 1:41PM0.21m | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:24PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 248 | 205 | 188 | 147 | 6 | 151 | 122 | 110 | 113 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 59 | 44 | 36 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | S 10 | — | S 12 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 168 | 208 | 263 | 266 | 346 | — | — | — | 147 | 30 | 72 | 279 | 432 | 446 | 368 | 489 | 636 | 662 | 574 | 465 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 675 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 123 | 258 | 55 | 18 | 12 | 95 | 126 | 254 |
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