Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.2°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
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)
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
229
283
376
337
324
234
288
218
198
130
86
70
67
40
39
77
111
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:54PM1.28m
10:13AM1.60m
10:45PM1.17m
11:02AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.22m
4:47PM0.18m
4:28AM0.30m
5:47PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
12
12
18
23
21
19
19
19
19
20
24
27
26
23
22
Feels °C
13
12
11
9
9
15
18
14
14
16
15
15
16
20
23
20
18
19
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