Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 97 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 98 | 92 | 113 | 162 | 156 | 100 | 57 | 75 | 79 | 223 | 133 | 260 | 574 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | ENE 4 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 98 | 92 | 49 | 12 | 156 | 34 | 50 | 75 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 17 | S 7 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | — | E 11 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 71 | 113 | 29 | 26 | 100 | 15 | 51 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | ENE 4 | S 7 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | S 16 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 100 | 97 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 223 | 133 | 260 | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 349 | 296 | 348 |
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