Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 405 | 405 | 513 | 557 | 530 | 509 | 416 | 373 | 300 | 230 | 172 | 189 | 193 | 214 | 206 | 194 | 168 | 114 | 83 | 81 | 50 | 34 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:26PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.05m | 5:23PM1.64m | 6:06AM1.07m | 6:19PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.30m | 11:11PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.30m | 00:15AM0.17m | 11:38AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 492 | 405 | 405 | 513 | 557 | 530 | 509 | 416 | 373 | 300 | 230 | 172 | 164 | 129 | 214 | 206 | 194 | 168 | 114 | 83 | 81 | 50 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 147 | 199 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 111 | 154 | 169 | 189 | 193 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | E 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 31 | 9 |
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