Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is

19.3°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 13	S 11	S 12	S 12	ENE 7	SSE 11	ENE 6	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	160	217	210	201	197	188	145	166	283	376	337	324	375	288	280	198	128	66	67	69	62	39	90	108
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNW	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				9:30AM1.60m				9:54PM1.28m					10:13AM1.60m				10:45PM1.17m				11:02AM1.57m
Low Tide		3:09AM0.15m				3:55PM0.14m				3:46AM0.22m					4:47PM0.18m				4:28AM0.30m				5:47PM0.23m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	18	18	17	17	15	14	13	12	19	21	21	19	19	20	19	20	25	27	25	22	22
Feels °C	14	13	14	15	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	16	16	14	14	16	16	15	17	22	22	19	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 7
kJ	160	217	210	201	197	188	145	139	108	376	337	324	375	288	280	71	47	41	36	26	27	39	38	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 9	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	S 14	S 13	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	S 15	SSE 11
kJ	39	7	6	12	26	51	54	166	283	108	151	110	—	—	—	198	128	66	67	69	62	—	5	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	—	—	SE 17	S 16	SSE 20	SSE 20	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	—	—	11	78	40	38	6	6	20	15	11	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 6	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	19	11	27	32	26	24	30	—	9	44	108	120	183	—	—	—	59	35	90	216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Catherine Hill Bay NSW - Newcastle	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Garie Beach NSW - Illawarra	Durras North NSW - Far South	Coalcliff NSW - Illawarra	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	39	39	6	21	425	72	72	39	6	6	6	6	72	72	72	3	3	6	6	6	145	323	153	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	JD Reef	Frazer Park		Box Head	Box Head	Umina Point	Frazer Park	Copacobana Point	Frazer Park	Box Head	Box Head	Box Head	Box Head	Crackneck	Crackneck	Frazer Park	Forresters	Forresters				Umina Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1				2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	9	5	5	9	9	5	7

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