Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
2
2
3
2
2
!
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3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3605
2845
2015
1818
1614
1422
1463
1367
1412
1490
1520
1741
2355
2597
2487
2717
2586
2416
2581
1951
1735
1565
1377
986
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:35PM1.38m
12:43PM1.19m
00:22AM1.30m
1:34PM1.26m
1:19AM1.20m
2:29PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.49m
6:18AM0.20m
6:21PM0.52m
6:59AM0.21m
7:28PM0.53m
7:45AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
1
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
13
13
14
15
16
4
16
14
14
14
3
14
1885
1948
2211
1951
1735
1565
346
504
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
15
0.6
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
1.1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
Energy kJ
171
144
236
408
249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
3605
2845
2015
1818
1614
1422
1463
1367
1412
1490
1520
1741
2355
2597
2487
2717
2586
2416
2581
1377
986
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
250
250
250
289
338
284
251
212
212
134
35
35
35
10
87
87
177
212
134
134
81
35
35
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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