Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.7
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
262
254
194
166
169
231
167
161
125
90
89
64
67
89
89
45
43
52
124
81
83
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:53AM0.89m
4:58PM1.35m
5:46AM0.95m
5:46PM1.42m
6:29AM1.02m
6:27PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.55m
11:59PM0.39m
11:08AM0.50m
00:38AM0.32m
11:56AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
4
5
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
13
16
19
20
18
18
16
15
15
19
23
19
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
13
11
14
16
15
14
16
15
13
13
17
21
19
15
16
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