Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
400
326
256
246
203
199
162
162
134
96
62
32
29
28
17
16
22
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:12PM1.46m
6:53AM0.98m
6:53PM1.52m
7:33AM1.02m
7:32PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.32m
12:15PM0.43m
1:44AM0.26m
12:58PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
12
12
14
19
20
17
15
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
11
12
15
14
13
13
12
9
8
11
14
15
13
11
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