Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is

19.0°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (01 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	ENE 7	SSE 11	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	S 9	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	130	86	70	67	56	39	69	96	79	61	48	31	32	46	107	117	102	75	58	43	44	62	37	138
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	N	ENE	NE	S	SSW	SSE	S	WNW	NW	NE	NE	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide	10:45PM1.17m				11:02AM1.57m				11:45PM1.07m				12:00PM1.51m				00:59AM0.99m					1:09PM1.47m
Low Tide			4:28AM0.30m				5:47PM0.23m				5:18AM0.40m				6:58PM0.28m				6:20AM0.48m					8:18PM0.29m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	1
Temp °C	18	18	18	24	26	24	21	22	21	21	21	26	26	24	20	19	19	19	19	17	18	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	14	13	20	21	18	16	19	18	17	17	22	21	18	18	17	19	21	20	18	18	16	18	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	S 9	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	S 9	ENE 7	S 8
kJ	64	51	35	26	26	39	38	96	79	61	48	31	32	7	107	117	102	75	58	43	44	14	30	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	—	—	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 9	S 16
kJ	130	86	70	67	40	—	—	22	18	17	17	7	7	4	7	6	6	2	5	5	2	2	37	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	S 15	S 15	—	—	—	S 6	S 9	—	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	4	4	—	—	—	3	6	—	2	6	6	24	22	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	NE 7	SSE 3	S 3	SSW 6	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 7
kJ	128	171	—	—	56	37	69	198	334	—	—	—	93	46	261	3	3	11	—	—	—	62	16	138
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	6	3	6	6	262	323	153	6	3	3	6	6	158	36	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	39	23	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				2	3	2	1	2		1	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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