Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.0° 

Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shallows today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
66
54
39
29
20
13
12
7
9
7
4
4
4
3
6
13
12
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NNW
20
SSE
10
E
10
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
off
High Tide
2:19AM0.88m
2:55PM1.28m
3:41AM0.86m
4:01PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.54m
7:47AM0.54m
10:06PM0.52m
8:57AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
16
14
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
18
22
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
13
10
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
15
20
14
16
16
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