Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
325
380
332
252
191
191
268
210
165
124
115
109
281
275
202
297
202
221
266
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36PM1.77m
9:17AM1.32m
9:20PM1.68m
9:59AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.19m
3:13AM-0.02m
3:01PM0.20m
3:50AM0.02m
3:49PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
13
12
11
13
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
10
10
9
12
12
12
12
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
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