Shallows Surf Break

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 9 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shallows today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
96
72
75
78
106
106
106
110
119
121
121
121
123
95
95
95
93
93
91
91
70
63
61
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:59PM1.82m
10:59AM1.14m
10:52PM1.72m
11:55AM1.14m
11:44PM1.58m
12:52PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:55AM-0.02m
4:20PM0.34m
5:46AM0.03m
5:19PM0.40m
6:35AM0.10m
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clear
clear
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—
—
6:54
—
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—
—
—
—
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6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:54
—
—
—
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—
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—
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4:52
—
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—
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—
—
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4:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
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4:52
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
17
17
20
20
19
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
17
16
15
13
13
14
18
17
Feels °C
20
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
17
14
15
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
94
96
72
75
78
106
106
106
110
119
121
121
121
123
95
95
95
93
93
91
91
66
61
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
50
48
33
32
31
28
16
16
16
8
6
9
21
22
24
23
22
21
20
18
43
70
63
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
SE
5
—
—
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
—
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
—
—
—
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
—
1
—
—
1
3
3
—
2
2
2
5
—
—
—
6
6
31
27
51
17
16
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
—
—
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
—
—
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
17
24
23
18
8
5
4
5
5
2
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Bar Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Bar Reef
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Bar Reef
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NSW - Newcastle
Redhead
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Bar Reef
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Redhead
NSW - Newcastle
Redhead
NSW - Newcastle
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NSW - Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
3
6
6
3
6
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Frazer Park
Crackneck
Crackneck
Crackneck
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Crackneck
Crackneck
Frazer Park
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Frazer Park
Frazer Park
Copacobana Point
Copacobana Point
Copacobana Point
Little Gibber - Dark Point
Copacobana Point
Frazer Park
Little Gibber - Dark Point
Crackneck
Frazer Park
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Crackneck
Crackneck
Crackneck
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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WA - Margaret River
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Luna Park
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Bunker Bay Bommie
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Surfers Point
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Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
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Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Cyclops
WA - Far South
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WA - Far South
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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