Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 3PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 279 | 395 | 637 | 564 | 545 | 541 | 458 | 270 | 234 | 195 | 161 | 137 | 222 | 197 | 210 | 192 | 240 | 188 | 176 | 138 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.50m | 8:27PM1.44m | 8:51AM1.56m | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:30AM1.60m | 9:54PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.11m | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:09AM0.16m | 3:55PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 51 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 44 | 270 | 234 | 195 | 161 | 137 | 222 | 197 | 210 | 192 | 240 | 188 | 176 | 138 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 38 | 119 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | — | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 13 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 17 | — | SSE 16 | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | — | 106 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | — | 26 | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 397 | 279 | 395 | 637 | 564 | 545 | 541 | 458 | 70 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 61 | 88 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 46 | 125 | 125 | 41 | 131 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 216 | 26 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 388 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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