Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
167
161
123
118
89
74
65
68
46
48
54
61
213
127
107
89
69
69
63
48
49
49
130
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:46AM0.95m
5:46PM1.42m
6:29AM1.02m
6:27PM1.49m
7:06AM1.09m
7:04PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.39m
11:08AM0.50m
00:38AM0.32m
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.24m
12:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
13
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
19
22
21
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
15
16
Feels °C
14
13
11
14
16
14
14
15
15
13
13
16
20
20
15
14
16
15
15
16
14
11
12
13
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