Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 9PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 408 | 912 | 1104 | 1527 | 1173 | 895 | 701 | 507 | 354 | 302 | 332 | 338 | 546 | 701 | 771 | 736 | 586 | 431 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.36m | 5:13AM0.89m | 5:26PM1.40m | 6:08AM0.93m | 6:12PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.44m | 10:34AM0.49m | 00:26AM0.38m | 11:27AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 320 | 408 | 912 | 1104 | 1527 | 1173 | 895 | 701 | 507 | 354 | 302 | 332 | 338 | 546 | 701 | 771 | 736 | 586 | 431 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | E 7 | S 19 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 113 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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