Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
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2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2875
2080
1568
904
729
559
493
370
321
171
184
188
198
166
142
146
153
99
89
60
57
59
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM1.34m
00:36AM0.92m
12:56PM1.28m
1:50AM0.87m
2:05PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.46m
6:48PM0.46m
6:00AM0.54m
8:01PM0.51m
7:01AM0.60m
9:21PM0.50m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
16
21
18
20
19
17
16
16
22
25
27
26
23
Feels °C
5
5
8
11
13
11
11
10
8
14
18
13
16
15
13
11
11
18
20
23
23
20
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