Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
577
584
505
432
367
346
290
290
245
240
200
196
201
154
147
115
118
118
115
88
88
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:00PM1.29m
00:52AM1.17m
1:52PM1.30m
1:49AM1.03m
2:46PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.22m
7:00PM0.49m
7:08AM0.31m
8:10PM0.53m
7:51AM0.39m
9:27PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
10
11
14
13
13
13
11
10
8
10
16
18
14
13
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