Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.4° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
1
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4
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
E
14
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
15
14
4
763
1531
1726
1765
2299
2632
2210
2184
2291
2918
2363
1773
1380
809
645
488
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SE
5
E
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM1.46m
10:55PM1.12m
11:15AM1.41m
11:40PM1.01m
12:00PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.31m
4:41AM0.37m
5:50PM0.39m
5:16AM0.46m
6:48PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
10
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
17
14
6
7
6
4
3
4
5
5
6
7
6
4
6
9
11
12
12
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