Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.6°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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
1
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)
1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1.5
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
148
277
1353
986
568
332
264
192
320
336
328
459
612
748
908
724
498
439
389
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
25
E
20
SE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
3:54PM1.50m
4:57AM1.03m
4:59PM1.57m
5:56AM1.12m
5:56PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.24m
10:24AM0.43m
11:56PM0.15m
11:29AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
14
11
9
8
9
11
12
13
14
13
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