Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
177
382
220
95
63
50
64
55
96
62
58
41
43
42
27
27
41
58
58
111
177
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
10
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
10
NNW
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:26PM1.43m
2:14AM0.97m
2:40PM1.45m
3:42AM0.97m
3:54PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.40m
8:22PM0.38m
7:45AM0.46m
9:48PM0.33m
9:07AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
18
17
18
17
15
14
20
27
29
24
22
20
17
15
18
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
12
15
14
13
12
15
14
12
10
16
24
24
19
20
15
11
9
12
15
14
16
14
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