Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
WNW
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
61
78
79
79
82
82
147
149
294
432
300
201
132
105
69
49
49
43
42
42
41
143
273
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:55AM1.00m
5:10PM1.62m
6:02AM1.06m
6:08PM1.71m
6:59AM1.13m
7:01PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.28m
10:25AM0.38m
00:10AM0.17m
11:31AM0.33m
1:03AM0.07m
12:29PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
13
17
17
13
14
15
16
14
10
15
17
14
15
15
15
15
16
19
19
15
14
Feels °C
10
7
6
10
13
13
10
9
9
12
9
2
6
8
5
6
8
9
9
10
13
14
11
9
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