Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
1.1
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
325
505
505
465
379
300
237
184
134
102
73
90
86
94
87
201
201
297
332
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:01PM1.78m
7:48AM1.20m
7:50PM1.80m
8:34AM1.27m
8:36PM1.77m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.27m
1:50AM-0.00m
1:22PM0.22m
2:33AM-0.03m
2:12PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
17
14
13
12
12
15
18
17
16
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
13
9
8
8
8
10
14
14
10
8
8
7
7
9
11
12
12
12
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