Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.5°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
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4
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2386
2603
2335
2066
1601
1279
729
617
493
414
361
220
220
230
230
201
170
144
153
99
89
58
57
57
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
15
S
5
ESE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ESE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SE
15
ENE
0
SSE
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:40PM1.01m
12:00PM1.34m
00:36AM0.92m
12:56PM1.28m
1:50AM0.87m
2:05PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.46m
6:48PM0.46m
6:00AM0.54m
8:01PM0.51m
7:01AM0.60m
9:21PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
10
10
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
16
19
18
18
19
17
16
15
22
26
27
27
23
Feels °C
6
6
3
4
7
11
13
12
11
10
10
15
16
13
14
15
13
11
10
18
22
22
24
20
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