Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.3°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
S
12
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
74
78
82
78
74
50
50
50
50
51
51
52
33
33
24
80
130
257
145
69
46
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
W
10
SSE
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:27AM1.45m
11:45PM1.15m
12:21PM1.44m
00:51AM1.04m
1:26PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.24m
5:51PM0.33m
5:40AM0.32m
7:00PM0.37m
6:35AM0.40m
8:22PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
20
25
25
23
22
18
17
20
24
28
23
22
18
16
15
14
16
17
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
15
20
20
20
19
14
13
16
19
23
21
17
13
12
11
12
14
14
15
14
14
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