Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
!
4
3
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
6
0.9
S
7
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1.8
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
96
62
58
58
42
42
27
27
17
86
163
125
696
1890
1466
660
455
324
297
318
329
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
30
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
SW
25
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
20
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:40PM1.45m
3:42AM0.97m
3:54PM1.50m
4:57AM1.03m
4:59PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.46m
9:48PM0.33m
9:07AM0.47m
10:59PM0.24m
10:24AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
16
21
28
29
20
20
21
19
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
14
Feels °C
12
17
25
23
19
18
18
13
9
12
12
14
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
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