Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shallows today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 404 | 706 | 1055 | 1198 | 1131 | 808 | 562 | 486 | 450 | 423 | 371 | 173 | 143 | 196 | 619 | 1347 | 1914 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:56AM1.12m | 5:56PM1.63m | 6:44AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.15m | 11:29AM0.35m | 00:42AM0.08m | 12:25PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 336 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 562 | 486 | 450 | 423 | 371 | 173 | 143 | 53 | 17 | 29 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 404 | 706 | 1055 | 1198 | 1131 | 808 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 196 | 619 | 1347 | 1914 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 220 | 134 | 87 | 134 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 517 | 564 | 342 | 284 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Shallows surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest