Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
772
578
533
463
389
292
249
187
159
132
127
82
25
25
24
9
9
13
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM1.45m
11:17AM1.29m
11:09PM1.35m
12:02PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.37m
4:59AM0.15m
5:07PM0.40m
5:34AM0.19m
6:02PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
15
17
20
21
18
16
15
13
12
14
17
19
17
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
11
13
16
17
13
12
13
11
10
9
13
16
13
7
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