Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
167
162
97
132
128
140
192
489
483
450
294
167
139
123
189
235
180
159
99
109
96
113
107
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM1.04m
4:26PM1.37m
4:36AM0.98m
5:11PM1.42m
5:34AM0.96m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.52m
9:37AM0.37m
11:06PM0.47m
10:21AM0.40m
11:59PM0.41m
11:06AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
12
12
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
11
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
0.1
E
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
Energy kJ
202
101
104
97
132
128
140
192
324
1
450
294
167
88
123
48
235
180
159
99
109
96
113
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.9
S
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
16
85
59
48
6
12
17
15
1
5
1
1
61
89
87
3
11
3
9
48
39
78
78
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
6
6
13
12
6
6
1
5
5
4
4
3
3
6
6
17
16
5
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
167
162
489
483
40
109
139
189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
10
87
36
36
35
34
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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