Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 346 | 259 | 240 | 365 | 272 | 200 | 298 | 292 | 105 | 79 | 63 | 62 | 81 | 164 | 420 | 392 | 403 | 129 | 194 | 98 | 132 | 134 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.59m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:45PM1.06m | 11:59AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:48PM0.18m | 4:29AM0.31m | 5:48PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 151 | 149 | 240 | 365 | 272 | 200 | 145 | 127 | 105 | 79 | 62 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 224 | 207 | 150 | 129 | 98 | 7 | 7 | 134 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 346 | 259 | 110 | 7 | — | — | 134 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 63 | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 33 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 64 | 60 | 49 | 32 | 87 | 182 | 298 | 292 | — | — | — | 62 | 81 | 164 | 420 | 392 | 403 | — | 194 | 98 | 132 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 221 | 107 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
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