Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Shoals today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- 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 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| 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 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 67 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.62m | 1:20PM1.71m | 1:24AM1.51m | 2:07PM1.64m | 2:10AM1.42m | 3:00PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.10m | 7:48PM0.28m | 7:49AM0.19m | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:41AM0.25m | 9:43PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | NE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 67 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 28 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 83 | 83 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 612 | 573 | 83 | 83 | 742 | 749 | 1278 | 1439 | 1239 | 1717 | 877 | 1393 |
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