Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
926
886
869
757
673
602
627
614
502
492
414
513
569
580
520
469
408
320
266
225
189
190
214
298
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:26AM1.12m
3:27PM1.43m
3:41AM1.07m
4:25PM1.53m
4:56AM1.06m
5:23PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.27m
10:01PM0.41m
9:37AM0.30m
11:13PM0.30m
10:38AM0.30m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
14
14
15
14
12
11
10
12
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
12
14
14
12
11
10
8
9
12
13
14
12
10
9
7
9
12
13
10
11
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