Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
873
687
555
452
394
313
249
207
147
98
84
64
39
28
21
19
22
28
28
37
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
W
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
20
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:10PM1.44m
8:37AM1.52m
8:52PM1.38m
9:11AM1.57m
9:31PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.21m
2:21AM0.13m
2:50PM0.17m
2:52AM0.16m
3:32PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
15
17
18
19
26
24
25
24
21
18
18
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
15
12
15
16
14
15
16
18
25
22
25
23
20
17
18
20
18
18
18
20
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