Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
11
0.8
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
16
10
9
4
10
8
7
21
11
9
8
35
320
859
978
1245
930
649
471
432
432
540
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:13PM1.83m
8:03AM1.15m
8:04PM1.87m
8:55AM1.18m
8:54PM1.86m
9:44AM1.21m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.26m
2:07AM-0.02m
1:30PM0.24m
2:56AM-0.06m
2:23PM0.23m
3:43AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
15
12
10
10
10
13
18
19
16
15
13
12
12
13
16
15
15
16
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
5
5
5
8
13
15
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
13
11
9
7
6
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