Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 125 | 196 | 198 | 124 | 157 | 153 | 177 | 207 | 283 | 283 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 268 | 316 | 344 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.07m | 5:17PM1.27m | 6:17AM1.19m | 6:06PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.35m | 11:10AM0.56m | 11:56PM0.28m | 12:05PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 133 | 118 | 124 | 157 | 153 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 125 | 196 | 198 | — | — | — | 177 | 207 | 283 | 283 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 268 | 316 | 344 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 747 | 349 | 171 | 99 | 36 | 99 | 125 | 216 | 349 | 349 | 83 | 100 |
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