Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Shoals today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Shoals at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 168 | 159 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.34m | 12:44PM1.51m | 00:55AM1.29m | 1:32PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.20m | 6:17AM0.15m | 7:20PM0.29m | 7:05AM0.23m | 8:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | WSW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 29 | 168 | 159 | 386 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1600 | 1600 | 765 | 765 | 770 | 805 | 259 | 874 | 1587 | 298 | 83 | 83 | 293 | 372 | 717 | 612 | 612 | 724 | 783 |
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