Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.2
NE
6
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
1
NE
6
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
102
100
137
134
132
89
85
83
66
51
32
31
31
16
15
14
4
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
SSE
15
SE
25
S
40
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:35PM1.38m
9:58AM1.49m
10:14PM1.25m
10:35AM1.46m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.19m
4:14PM0.24m
4:09AM0.27m
5:00PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
16
21
25
23
21
22
20
19
19
24
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
18
21
18
17
19
17
16
16
21
14
17
14
6
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