Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shallows sea temperature is

19.3°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 29						Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 13	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	ENE 5	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	210	201	197	188	145	166	283	376	337	324	375	288	218	198	128	66	69	67	62	39	66	88
Wind (km/h)	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		9:30AM1.60m				9:54PM1.28m					10:13AM1.60m				10:45PM1.17m				11:02AM1.57m
Low Tide				3:55PM0.14m				3:46AM0.22m					4:47PM0.18m				4:28AM0.30m				5:47PM0.23m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	17	17	15	14	12	12	19	21	21	19	19	19	19	20	25	28	26	23	23
Feels °C	13	15	13	12	13	10	11	9	9	16	16	14	13	15	16	15	16	21	23	20	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 7
kJ	210	201	197	188	145	142	108	376	337	324	375	288	218	87	59	40	36	26	18	39	38	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 9	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	S 14	S 13	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	—	SSE 11
kJ	6	12	26	51	54	166	283	108	116	110	—	—	—	198	128	66	69	67	62	—	—	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 17	S 16	SSE 20	SSE 20	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	11	78	40	38	7	7	20	15	11	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 8	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 7
kJ	—	—	19	12	31	35	26	30	43	—	9	54	115	152	207	—	—	—	—	25	66	173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Moonee NSW - Newcastle	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Birdie Beach NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Kiama Wedge NSW - Illawarra	North Era NSW - Illawarra	Redhead NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	6	23	425	72	72	39	6	6	6	6	72	72	72	27	3	6	6	6	72	204	146	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Copacobana Point	Copacobana Point		Box Head	Box Head	Box Head	Frazer Park	Copacobana Point	Frazer Park	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Box Head	Box Head	Box Head	Crackneck	Crackneck	Frazer Park	Forresters	Forresters	Umina Point			Umina Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2		1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1			2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	7
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7

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