Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
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2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
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3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.8
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
159
123
150
894
2399
2235
1816
3774
2863
2204
1699
1440
1393
1299
1299
1339
1293
1320
1461
1944
1490
2047
2211
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
S
5
SW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:55PM1.46m
11:55AM1.13m
11:35PM1.38m
12:43PM1.19m
00:22AM1.30m
1:34PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.46m
5:41AM0.19m
5:24PM0.49m
6:18AM0.20m
6:21PM0.52m
6:59AM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
15
15
13
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
11
9
9
7
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.3
SSE
15
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
12
3
SSE
10
0.9
SE
13
Energy kJ
162
159
123
150
21
12
12
725
30
13
13
14
16
4
16
15
14
13
14
3
1514
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.3
E
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
26
25
72
137
30
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
2
25
23
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
894
2399
2235
1816
3774
2863
2204
1699
1440
1393
1299
1299
1339
1293
1320
1461
1944
1490
2047
2211
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
134
87
250
386
250
250
284
284
284
251
212
212
87
35
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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