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Shallows Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 25 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shallows sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
1456 | 1482 | 1389 | 1301 | 1301 | 1310 | 1215 | 1236 | 1236 | 1776 | 1934 | 1920 | 2139 | 1966 | 2393 | 1439 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1209 | 1170 | 1151 | 1113 | 988 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.27m | 4:15AM1.18m | 5:07PM1.36m | 5:09AM1.12m | 5:46PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.25m | 10:28PM0.49m | 10:32AM0.28m | 11:28PM0.43m | 11:10AM0.31m | 00:18AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 1456 | 1482 | 1389 | 1301 | 1301 | 1310 | 1215 | 1236 | 1236 | 1236 | 1236 | 1378 | 1654 | 1519 | 1544 | 1439 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1209 | 1170 | 1151 | 1113 | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1776 | 1934 | 1920 | 2139 | 1966 | 2393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 164 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 38 | 127 | 39 | 66 |
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