Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
258
237
214
181
209
208
277
365
327
245
191
157
143
123
160
234
294
294
283
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:17PM1.27m
6:16AM1.19m
6:05PM1.31m
6:53AM1.32m
6:51PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.56m
11:57PM0.28m
12:05PM0.47m
00:33AM0.21m
12:54PM0.37m
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light rain
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rain showers
cloud
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rain showers
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 mm
2
3
6
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
15
16
16
15
16
14
14
14
14
17
15
16
15
17
16
16
15
16
16
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