Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.2
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
9
1.9
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
118
118
115
88
88
86
84
59
57
56
39
39
39
126
261
528
683
408
441
306
988
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
NE
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM1.31m
2:55AM0.94m
3:42PM1.33m
4:06AM0.89m
4:36PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.39m
9:27PM0.54m
8:40AM0.46m
10:39PM0.50m
9:36AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
19
20
19
17
14
13
14
15
18
19
17
13
11
9
8
9
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
9
15
17
17
13
10
10
11
12
15
16
11
7
5
4
3
4
9
10
10
7
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