Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 56 | 88 | 63 | 52 | 49 | 34 | 47 | 46 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 264 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.44m | 3:35AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.52m | 4:56AM1.00m | 5:11PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:50PM0.38m | 9:15AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.28m | 10:25AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 56 | 88 | 63 | 52 | 49 | 34 | 47 | 40 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 151 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 34 | 25 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 28 | 41 | — | — | 264 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 83 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 556 |
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