Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.5° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
9
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
138
149
196
203
319
452
828
828
798
650
635
578
592
556
556
489
505
441
360
353
346
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:21AM1.25m
11:16PM1.51m
12:10PM1.27m
00:03AM1.34m
1:00PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.04m
5:00PM0.34m
5:50AM0.13m
5:57PM0.42m
6:29AM0.22m
7:00PM0.49m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
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