
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 165 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 78 | 108 | 106 | 35 | 82 | 51 | 94 | 218 | 354 | 333 | 269 | 556 | 466 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.26m | 10:07AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.19m | 10:54AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.04m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.04m | 4:23AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 |
200 | 165 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 78 | 69 | 11 | 24 | 82 | 51 | 94 | 218 | 354 | 333 | 269 | 556 | 466 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
35 | — | 24 | 16 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 35 | 9 | 23 | 76 | 77 | 84 | 131 | 193 | 206 | 341 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
28 | — | — | 9 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — |
— | 55 | 20 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 108 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 349 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 92 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 563 | 216 | 26 | 26 |
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