Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
2
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
10
2
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
88
86
84
59
57
56
39
39
39
115
255
651
799
417
460
375
956
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:55AM0.94m
3:42PM1.33m
4:06AM0.89m
4:36PM1.36m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.54m
8:40AM0.46m
10:39PM0.50m
9:36AM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
14
13
14
15
19
18
17
13
11
9
8
9
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
16
13
11
10
10
12
15
15
12
7
5
4
3
4
8
9
11
8
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