Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.6°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
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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
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
223
192
336
336
588
724
924
1171
1055
808
576
498
460
443
380
281
140
262
602
1417
2048
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
S
15
E
25
E
15
SE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:57AM1.03m
4:59PM1.57m
5:56AM1.12m
5:56PM1.63m
6:44AM1.22m
6:46PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.43m
11:56PM0.15m
11:29AM0.35m
00:42AM0.08m
12:25PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
18
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
11
10
16
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
14
16
16
14
16
8
8
8
8
10
11
13
14
13
11
8
7
14
8
6
4
5
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