Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
220
279
716
529
455
348
304
263
225
754
679
572
478
380
365
312
293
258
312
267
446
261
220
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:41AM1.17m
7:40PM1.57m
8:15AM1.24m
8:15PM1.57m
8:49AM1.32m
8:50PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.17m
1:20PM0.32m
2:14AM0.13m
1:59PM0.28m
2:44AM0.10m
2:39PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
15
17
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
11
11
10
14
15
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
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