Shallows Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Issued: 3 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
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3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.5
ESE
11
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2006
1741
2355
2549
2487
2586
2633
2460
2498
1987
1768
1536
1445
1146
759
711
551
762
622
508
538
535
542
566
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:22AM1.30m
1:34PM1.26m
1:19AM1.20m
2:29PM1.34m
2:26AM1.12m
3:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.21m
7:28PM0.53m
7:45AM0.24m
8:44PM0.49m
8:38AM0.27m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
12
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
11
11
12
13
9
11
11
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
0.2
E
13
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
1575
13
1885
1948
2633
2460
2097
1987
1768
1536
1445
1146
759
711
551
762
622
378
538
535
542
566
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
SSE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
231
250
232
269
746
710
531
166
166
508
127
130
20
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
2006
1741
2355
2549
2487
2586
2498
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
5
4
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
35
35
35
10
87
87
250
250
212
134
116
64
76
0
0
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
8
7
7
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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