Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Shoals today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:32AM1.79m | 9:00PM2.08m | 9:25AM1.85m | 9:49PM2.05m | 10:15AM1.88m | 10:34PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM-0.09m | 2:44PM-0.22m | 3:23AM-0.16m | 3:36PM-0.22m | 4:08AM-0.18m | 4:25PM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 3 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SE 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 1467 | 612 | 1652 | 612 | 2145 | 1390 | 1480 | 1480 | 1330 | 1150 | 1392 | 1407 | 1612 | 1439 | 1614 | 1598 | 1440 | 573 | 798 | 798 | 2145 | 756 | 83 |
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