Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.2
S
13
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSE
9
1
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
13
166
262
266
142
166
171
231
167
159
123
90
89
64
67
70
47
45
49
54
42
42
62
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:53AM0.89m
4:58PM1.35m
5:46AM0.95m
5:46PM1.42m
6:29AM1.02m
6:27PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.46m
10:09AM0.55m
11:59PM0.39m
11:08AM0.50m
00:38AM0.32m
11:56AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
13
16
19
19
18
18
16
15
15
19
22
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
13
11
14
16
14
14
16
14
14
13
17
20
18
15
14
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