Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 151.73° E

Shallows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shallows sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
38
35
40
39
38
36
34
46
82
61
35
30
30
27
33
100
69
127
144
297
286
249
86
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
S
10
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM1.01m
1:53PM1.50m
3:19AM1.04m
3:05PM1.43m
4:29AM1.11m
4:15PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.50m
9:01PM0.20m
8:36AM0.54m
10:07PM0.20m
10:02AM0.53m
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thunderstorm
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5:52
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7:19
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 mm
2
1
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Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
22
24
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
19
18
18
20
19
17
17
17
17
20
17
17
20
19
17
16
20
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