Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
192
166
170
144
144
151
99
91
61
60
41
41
43
45
81
106
109
178
240
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:56PM1.28m
1:50AM0.87m
2:05PM1.24m
3:16AM0.87m
3:17PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.51m
7:01AM0.60m
9:21PM0.50m
8:22AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
20
19
18
16
16
23
25
26
24
23
21
20
19
22
29
30
29
25
Feels °C
17
13
16
15
14
11
11
19
20
21
20
19
17
16
15
18
25
25
24
21
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