
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 151 | 154 | 165 | 136 | 122 | 116 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 127 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 38 | 30 | 43 | 25 | 50 | 72 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.54m | 7:53AM1.00m | 7:51PM1.57m | 8:32AM1.02m | 8:29PM1.58m | 9:11AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.41m | 2:05AM0.25m | 1:14PM0.40m | 2:43AM0.22m | 1:54PM0.39m | 3:20AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
— | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
154 | 41 | 42 | 165 | 136 | 122 | 116 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 24 | 53 | 49 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
48 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 | S 16 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
17 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | — | NE 6 | — |
— | 151 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 127 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 50 | 72 | 1 | — | 54 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 152 | 81 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 81 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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