Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 417 | 255 | 268 | 360 | 547 | 923 | 890 | 831 | 600 | 490 | 430 | 360 | 276 | 231 | 174 | 120 | 98 | 78 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.47m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | 8:37AM1.51m | 8:52PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.22m | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:50PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 413 | 417 | 255 | 268 | 360 | 547 | 923 | 890 | 831 | 600 | 490 | 430 | 360 | 276 | 231 | 174 | 120 | 98 | 78 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 138 | 122 | 106 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 47 | 67 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | — | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 42 | 51 | 111 | — | — | 58 | 58 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 778 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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