Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.8° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
27
26
20
17
29
99
119
125
60
40
38
56
90
88
88
51
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:57AM1.12m
1:52PM1.39m
2:11AM1.03m
2:58PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.45m
7:04AM0.31m
8:27PM0.44m
8:04AM0.37m
9:51PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
9
9
11
13
14
14
12
10
9
9
11
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
7
6
5
6
8
11
11
10
8
6
5
5
8
11
10
11
12
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