Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
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2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.6
S
12
0.9
S
12
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
373
348
181
162
159
155
675
216
1106
2116
1837
3092
2434
1916
1433
1237
1149
1160
1077
1100
1139
1163
1583
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
W
10
SE
0
E
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:11AM1.09m
10:55PM1.46m
11:55AM1.13m
11:35PM1.38m
12:43PM1.19m
00:22AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.18m
4:36PM0.46m
5:41AM0.19m
5:24PM0.49m
6:18AM0.20m
6:21PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
7
9
14
12
14
13
13
11
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
66
373
348
181
162
159
155
125
216
11
12
30
13
13
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
12
12
1275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
28
5
30
51
26
25
50
99
21
11
13
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
5
14
29
27
2
5
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
1.6
S
12
1.2
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1
2
675
195
1106
2116
1837
3092
2434
1916
1433
1237
1149
1160
1077
1100
1139
1163
1583
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
5
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
134
87
250
405
412
250
284
284
274
251
212
87
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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