Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shallows sea temperature is

18.3° C

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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	159	104	78	90	90	90	109	116	96	114	140	176	186	242	354	418	917	1107	1107	980	834	708	623	555
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide					10:33AM1.23m				10:29PM1.67m				11:21AM1.25m				11:16PM1.51m				12:10PM1.27m
Low Tide			4:28AM-0.02m				4:06PM0.28m				5:10AM0.04m				5:00PM0.34m				5:50AM0.13m				5:57PM0.42m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	13	13	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 20	S 9	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	159	104	78	58	53	28	21	12	96	43	49	47	30	29	38	26	25	1107	1107	980	834	708	623	555
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 17	S 16	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	S 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 16	S 13
kJ	21	21	31	30	19	23	22	22	8	44	44	43	40	39	68	72	70	64	104	102	97	87	126	130
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	—	S 19	SSE 19	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 17	SE 17
kJ	32	32	31	21	18	18	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	65	69	13	24	12	11	11	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	53	68	75	90	90	90	109	116	49	114	140	176	186	242	354	418	917	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	3	4	2
Distance (km)	36	0	0	34	35	35	10	10	10	81	81	171	204	204	171	81	103	103	87	130	87	0	35	10
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1													3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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