Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.8°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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
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)
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
220
95
63
61
64
55
96
62
58
41
43
42
27
27
35
58
94
122
708
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:26PM1.43m
2:14AM0.97m
2:40PM1.45m
3:42AM0.97m
3:54PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.38m
7:45AM0.46m
9:48PM0.33m
9:07AM0.47m
clear
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>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
17
18
17
16
15
21
27
29
27
25
21
17
14
18
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
16
14
13
11
17
25
24
23
21
16
10
8
12
13
15
12
13
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