Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is

21.5°C

Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shallows today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	440	311	304	251	205	165	133	80	74	54	51	54	72	101	67	62	44	47	77	127	244	284	263	1029
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ENE	N	E	ENE	NE	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	E	E	SSE	SSE	S	SW	WNW	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide				9:23AM1.72m				9:56PM1.27m				10:07AM1.74m				10:48PM1.19m				10:54AM1.72m
Low Tide		2:59AM0.16m				3:58PM0.04m				3:39AM0.20m				4:49PM0.04m				4:23AM0.27m					5:44PM0.07m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	17	18	18	16	17	16	16	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	15	18	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	15	15	17	17	14	13	15	15	16	14	13	19	16	16	17	16	16	16	14	17	15	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	ENE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 16
kJ	440	311	304	251	205	165	133	80	74	54	51	54	72	10	67	62	44	35	69	127	244	284	184	1029
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 8
kJ	27	22	22	21	35	—	13	29	21	19	16	16	3	3	11	11	22	13	77	81	84	142	263	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 12	S 16	ENE 8	SSE 16	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	6	3	3	3	6	7	3	5	12	47	5	16	16	15	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 5	ENE 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	SE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	13	25	47	—	1	7	24	17	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	8	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	84	303	127	6	0	0	0	0	77	303	0	0	0	0	1	72	425	262	36	39
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	2			3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	1	1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
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