Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is

21.1°C

Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shallows today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 3						Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 7	E 7	SSW 5	S 6	E 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	28	39	91	212	170	227	147	82	45	34	75	60	35	31	33	38	48	14	302	501	632	1039	747	601
Wind (km/h)	NNE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	SE	NE	N	SW	W	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				4:15PM1.37m					5:27AM1.22m				5:18PM1.33m				6:14AM1.33m				6:14PM1.29m
Low Tide		10:02AM0.53m					11:03PM0.20m				11:17AM0.47m				11:50PM0.20m				12:20PM0.39m				00:31AM0.20m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	7:22
mm	—	—	—	6	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	22	23	21	20	19	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	18	17	17	18	17	16	14
Feels °C	19	21	20	16	19	17	14	14	15	19	19	19	20	18	15	14	14	12	10	11	14	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 7	SSW 5	S 6	E 7	E 8	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	24	14	4	6	5	5	147	82	45	34	32	60	35	26	33	38	48	14	19	23	24	812	747	601
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	S 9	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 16	S 11	S 16	S 16	S 14	E 6	E 6	E 7	S 6	ESE 7	E 6	ENE 8	—	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	2	2	6	5	5	4	5	3	5	5	4	20	19	31	18	15	13	6	—	6	16	25	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 17	S 16	S 14	S 13	S 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	S 12	S 12	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	—	6	5	4	4	3	7	7	6	6	3	3	5	2	2	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SW 8	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	W 2	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	—	—
kJ	28	39	91	212	170	227	23	36	69	83	75	—	—	—	1	111	94	89	302	501	632	1039	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	4	3	3
Distance (km)	6	129	262	64	37	34	81	1	34	11	546	0	0	6	0	0	0	250	509	517	250	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1			2	2	2		1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1					4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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