Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Shoals today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 10PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 28 | 63 | 56 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.51m | 2:07PM1.64m | 2:10AM1.42m | 3:00PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.28m | 7:49AM0.19m | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:41AM0.25m | 9:43PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 36 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
26 | 28 | 63 | 56 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | NE 6 | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | — | E 7 | E 7 |
23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | S 3 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
— | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 83 | 724 | 749 | 742 | 783 | 783 | 1626 | 1239 | 1219 |
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