Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
199
162
93
79
62
56
39
98
84
70
30
20
20
13
12
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:08AM0.96m
1:51PM1.29m
2:19AM0.88m
2:55PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.51m
6:51AM0.47m
8:45PM0.54m
7:47AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
14
16
20
19
21
19
18
17
16
19
20
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
14
16
14
17
16
15
14
13
16
16
15
13
13
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