Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
!
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
900
568
332
223
192
336
336
466
663
970
1285
1138
880
662
522
493
436
380
336
140
270
670
1520
2003
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
15
E
25
E
20
SE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
S
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:57AM1.03m
4:59PM1.57m
5:56AM1.12m
5:56PM1.63m
6:44AM1.22m
6:46PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.24m
10:24AM0.43m
11:56PM0.15m
11:29AM0.35m
00:42AM0.08m
12:25PM0.27m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
11
10
16
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
16
13
14
16
16
13
14
10
8
8
8
10
12
13
14
14
11
8
7
13
7
6
5
5
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