Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
153
134
92
88
282
265
118
95
79
82
64
62
66
78
98
70
41
30
20
13
13
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:13AM1.08m
12:54PM1.32m
1:08AM0.96m
1:51PM1.29m
2:19AM0.88m
2:55PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.39m
7:28PM0.51m
6:51AM0.47m
8:45PM0.54m
7:47AM0.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
21
21
20
19
18
16
16
18
20
21
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
18
18
17
17
15
13
13
15
16
17
12
14
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