Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
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)
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
187
159
132
108
82
25
25
24
9
9
13
10
35
32
31
27
26
24
22
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.29m
11:09PM1.35m
12:02PM1.32m
11:58PM1.24m
12:53PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.40m
5:34AM0.19m
6:02PM0.43m
6:15AM0.25m
7:09PM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
18
16
15
13
12
14
17
19
17
14
11
9
9
11
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
15
13
12
12
11
9
10
12
15
14
10
7
5
5
7
12
12
9
7
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