Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.5°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.1
E
11
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.6
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
18
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
79
269
2
260
449
1022
1108
669
413
244
615
340
220
274
274
240
146
146
193
171
126
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:26AM0.92m
4:18PM1.30m
5:17AM1.00m
5:08PM1.36m
5:57AM1.09m
5:50PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.59m
11:16PM0.38m
10:43AM0.53m
11:53PM0.30m
11:33AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
29
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
23
14
11
11
10
10
11
11
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
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