Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
36
32
31
27
26
24
25
27
26
20
30
44
94
111
122
74
39
55
56
90
88
88
88
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
20
NW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:58PM1.24m
12:53PM1.36m
00:57AM1.12m
1:52PM1.39m
2:11AM1.03m
2:58PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.25m
7:09PM0.45m
7:04AM0.31m
8:27PM0.44m
8:04AM0.37m
9:51PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
8
11
16
16
15
13
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
12
11
10
8
11
16
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
5
3
7
13
13
9
7
6
6
6
8
10
11
10
8
6
6
4
8
13
10
11
13
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