Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 403 | 338 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 160 | 132 | 84 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.45m | 11:16AM1.29m | 11:09PM1.35m | 12:01PM1.32m | 11:57PM1.24m | 12:52PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.16m | 5:08PM0.40m | 5:35AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.43m | 6:16AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 488 | 403 | 338 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 160 | 132 | 84 | 51 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 19 | SE 14 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | S 5 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | WNW 3 | SE 7 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | — | — | SSW 6 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 296 | 275 | 128 | 233 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 13 | 9 |
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