Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 8AM 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 03:00am 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 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
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
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
102
100
74
78
82
78
74
50
50
50
50
51
52
52
34
33
33
27
86
165
116
51
31
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
15
ENE
25
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:52PM1.27m
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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
18
16
16
20
25
25
23
23
18
18
18
23
27
25
22
18
16
15
13
16
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
12
11
15
20
20
20
20
14
14
13
18
23
22
18
13
12
12
11
14
15
15
14
15
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