Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 4 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is

20.6°C

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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	25	26	39	42	75	73	73	75	55	55	235	203	175	160	135	120	126	162	188	171	135	104	107	58	64	62
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	S	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	N	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	00:50AM0.94m				12:34PM1.36m				1:49AM0.94m				1:24PM1.30m					2:52AM0.97m				2:20PM1.25m				3:52AM1.04m
Low Tide			5:56AM0.56m				7:38PM0.35m				6:51AM0.61m					8:30PM0.36m			7:59AM0.65m					9:21PM0.34m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	7:34
mm	2	2	—	—	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	21	18	20	18	16	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7
kJ	25	26	17	18	75	73	73	75	55	55	28	31	31	31	135	120	126	162	188	171	135	104	107	58	64	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 12	S 8	S 14	S 14	S 18	S 18	S 17	E 7	S 17	S 17	S 17	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	7	10	39	42	5	4	4	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	31	31	34	27	23	14	30	30	30	29	29	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 10	S 9	S 9	E 12	S 10	S 14	S 13	S 18	S 17	S 17	NE 8	NE 8	S 15	S 15	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 6	NE 10	E 5	SSE 16	SSE 15
kJ	3	7	6	6	11	8	4	4	6	22	6	3	2	19	5	16	31	17	17	17	50	11	4	2	24	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3
kJ	—	—	2	2	16	37	62	78	131	176	235	203	175	160	43	45	—	—	—	—	15	9	3	4	5	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frenchmans Reef NSW - Newcastle	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	34	0	0	10	116	97	36	134	183	36	36	36	302	36	10	0	0	0	0	0	36	39	39	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Crackneck	Little Bombie	Little Bombie	Little Bombie	Little Bombie			Backdoor 4			Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4		Backdoor 4	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Shallows	Backdoor 4	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Umina Point	Forresters	Forresters
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1			2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Noises WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	7	5	9	8	9	9	6	6

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