Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is

18.5° C

Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shallows today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	140	114	117	145	149	206	272	331	427	917	900	798	724	648	674	627	556	461	470	426	416	346	290	290
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NW	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	10:29PM1.67m				11:21AM1.25m				11:16PM1.51m				12:10PM1.27m				00:03AM1.34m				1:00PM1.29m
Low Tide			5:10AM0.04m				5:00PM0.34m				5:50AM0.13m				5:57PM0.42m				6:29AM0.22m				7:00PM0.49m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	14	15	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 20	SSE 20	S 9	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	93	73	71	47	29	39	38	25	130	917	900	798	724	648	674	627	556	461	470	426	416	346	290	290
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	S 18	S 18	SSE 19	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	49	62	44	43	40	6	6	72	24	64	104	102	97	87	126	130	125	121	110	144	141	139	97	89
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	SSE 21	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	SE 18	SSE 19	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	8	44	—	—	—	6	6	13	70	13	12	12	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	140	114	117	145	149	206	272	331	427	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	10	10	81	159	171	171	171	171	87	87	87	87	0	0	0	36	36	10	0	0	82	38	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef											JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck		Pelican Beach	Copacobana Point	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)	2	2											4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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