Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shallows sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

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Thu
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5 AM
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2 PM
5 PM
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5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.8
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
32
86
46
20
35
101
130
150
100
114
73
73
58
56
43
44
41
40
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
E
10
S
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:29AM1.11m
4:15PM1.37m
5:27AM1.22m
5:18PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.20m
10:02AM0.53m
11:03PM0.20m
11:17AM0.47m
11:50PM0.20m
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Temp °C
19
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Feels °C
17
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18
21
19
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19
15
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18
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21
19
16
15
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