Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
110
110
106
102
94
198
151
146
110
108
102
100
75
78
80
77
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:08PM1.38m
10:41AM1.45m
10:52PM1.27m
11:27AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.26m
4:19AM0.17m
4:54PM0.29m
4:57AM0.24m
5:51PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
14
14
14
17
23
24
22
20
18
17
16
21
25
25
23
21
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
12
13
19
20
19
17
15
13
11
16
20
20
20
18
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