Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2
S
8
2
S
8
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
559
488
483
496
581
655
418
284
202
163
107
107
108
114
114
192
127
160
156
192
222
250
306
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:54PM1.86m
9:44AM1.21m
9:42PM1.79m
10:33AM1.23m
10:29PM1.67m
11:21AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:43AM-0.06m
3:14PM0.24m
4:28AM-0.02m
4:06PM0.28m
5:10AM0.04m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
4
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
12
14
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
10
11
9
9
6
9
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
14
12
13
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