Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.8
S
7
2
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
500
329
360
271
185
149
121
92
358
603
599
463
331
311
304
205
169
130
103
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
N
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:21PM1.35m
8:43AM1.66m
9:08PM1.32m
9:23AM1.72m
9:56PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.16m
2:20AM0.13m
3:10PM0.08m
2:59AM0.16m
3:58PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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Temp °C
26
25
27
20
21
22
21
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
24
23
25
18
18
19
20
11
12
12
14
15
14
15
15
16
14
13
15
18
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