Shallows Surf Break

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 3 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.9
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.7
NNW
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
13
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
43
26
70
59
56
36
26
21
19
18
11
9
7
13
12
19
11
20
34
37
51
290
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:06PM1.58m
9:50AM1.05m
9:42PM1.56m
10:30AM1.07m
10:18PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.39m
3:56AM0.19m
3:12PM0.40m
4:31AM0.18m
3:52PM0.42m
5:06AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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—
—
—
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6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
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6:56
—
—
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4:55
—
—
—
—
—
—
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4:57
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:57
—
—
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—
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4:58
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
20
21
20
18
18
16
15
16
19
20
17
16
15
14
14
15
19
19
16
12
10
9
9
11
Feels °C
19
20
18
16
14
12
10
10
14
16
13
13
12
10
8
9
13
14
11
7
6
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
Energy kJ
24
23
32
26
12
59
56
36
26
16
13
13
6
7
7
13
12
19
11
20
34
37
49
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
—
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
8
8
11
8
18
8
19
21
21
19
18
8
6
6
2
—
11
6
11
11
5
51
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
1
3
3
8
2
2
8
7
3
3
6
2
2
3
3
1
7
1
3
8
11
10
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.4
ENE
6
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
—
12
43
85
70
3
9
11
12
6
8
10
11
9
7
7
9
5
5
2
3
3
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Catherine Hill Bay
NSW - Newcastle
Frazer Park
NSW - Newcastle
Bar Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Redhead
NSW - Newcastle
Anna Bay-Morna Point
NSW - Newcastle
Bar Beach
NSW - Newcastle
Crackneck
NSW - Newcastle
Umina Beach
NSW - Newcastle
Merewether - Ladies
NSW - Newcastle
Merewether - Ladies
NSW - Newcastle
Frazer Park
NSW - Newcastle
Frazer Park
NSW - Newcastle
Back Bommie
NSW - Port Macquarie
Zenith Beach
NSW - Newcastle
Zenith Beach
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Forster Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Sandbar
NSW - Port Macquarie
Elim
NSW - Port Macquarie
Tuncurry-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
Frenchmans Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Shallows
NSW - Newcastle
Merewether - Ladies
NSW - Newcastle
Bar Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Shallows
NSW - Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
21
25
6
3
39
7
49
72
6
6
25
25
84
52
52
116
100
106
116
14
0
6
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Frazer Park
Frazer Park
Nobbys Reef
Frazer Park
Anna Bay-Morna Point
Umina Point
Crackneck
Umina Point
Copacobana Point
Copacobana Point
Crackneck
Frazer Park
Zenith Beach
Zenith Beach
Wamberal Beach
Copacobana Point
Forresters
Copacobana Point
JD Reef
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
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Boneyard
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Black Rock
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Black Rock
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Black Rock
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Black Rock
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WA - Margaret River
Surfers Point
WA - Margaret River
Point Roadnight
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Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
6
4
4
4
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