Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SSE
18
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
2
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
219
280
268
268
206
181
152
124
144
128
300
226
129
111
89
70
100
53
197
237
132
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:57AM1.09m
5:50PM1.42m
6:32AM1.20m
6:29PM1.46m
7:06AM1.31m
7:07PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.45m
00:27AM0.22m
12:18PM0.36m
00:58AM0.15m
1:00PM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
19
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
21
25
23
22
25
Feels °C
17
17
20
15
15
16
15
16
17
18
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
20
21
20
19
22
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