Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 10 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is

20.6°C

Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shallows today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 15						Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	39	42	73	73	73	75	150	161	213	197	164	164	209	142	130	107	152	138	107	102	76	55	53	38
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	SW	S	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide			12:34PM1.36m				1:49AM0.94m				1:24PM1.30m					2:52AM0.97m				2:20PM1.25m				3:52AM1.04m
Low Tide	5:56AM0.56m				7:38PM0.35m				6:51AM0.61m					8:30PM0.36m			7:59AM0.65m					9:21PM0.34m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	7:34
mm	1	—	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	21	20	18	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	12	13	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	15	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7
kJ	17	18	73	73	73	75	79	55	35	46	47	30	17	142	130	107	152	138	107	102	76	55	53	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	S 8	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 18	S 17	NE 8	S 17	E 7	E 7	S 15	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 5	ESE 5	E 6
kJ	39	42	5	4	4	4	6	6	2	6	4	4	18	57	48	37	36	28	17	30	17	13	8	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 7	E 10
kJ	6	6	11	8	2	7	6	6	6	23	6	6	17	17	18	15	16	17	9	4	4	17	8	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	S 4	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	—	—
kJ	2	2	16	27	61	105	150	161	213	197	164	164	209	—	—	—	—	—	17	17	14	13	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	97	97	36	36	212	116	183	36	134	36	34	0	0	0	0	0	97	39	27	39	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	2				2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1		1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5

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