Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 471 | 380 | 210 | 169 | 133 | 258 | 628 | 1234 | 1807 | 2316 | 1955 | 1697 | 1129 | 830 | 904 | 944 | 1328 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.28m | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:14PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | S 10 |
| kJ | 450 | 471 | 380 | 210 | 169 | 133 | 51 | 17 | 29 | 54 | 40 | 47 | 1293 | 885 | 175 | 166 | 148 | 961 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | S 25 | E 16 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 75 | 62 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | NE 16 | S 23 | SSE 23 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 42 | 104 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 2 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 258 | 628 | 1234 | 1807 | 2316 | 1955 | 1697 | 1129 | 830 | 904 | 944 | 1328 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 562 | 739 | 296 | 238 | 130 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 0 |
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