Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
10
36
32
31
27
26
24
25
27
26
19
30
62
99
120
99
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
E
20
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:58PM1.24m
12:53PM1.36m
00:57AM1.12m
1:52PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.43m
6:15AM0.25m
7:09PM0.45m
7:04AM0.31m
8:27PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
9
11
16
16
15
13
11
10
10
11
14
14
15
12
Feels °C
14
9
7
5
4
6
13
13
9
7
7
6
6
8
11
10
11
7
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