Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
!
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
0
1
1
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
11
2.2
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
942
1446
1275
854
1129
1041
1155
1155
924
1055
1040
908
754
584
477
451
419
382
392
528
971
1086
936
855
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM1.09m
11:07PM1.70m
12:17PM1.06m
00:06AM1.59m
1:24PM1.07m
1:08AM1.47m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.01m
4:30PM0.37m
6:09AM0.07m
5:31PM0.45m
7:09AM0.13m
6:41PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:57
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
17
17
15
13
15
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
8
10
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.1
E
10
2.1
S
9
2
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
2.2
SE
11
2.2
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
533
739
922
249
780
724
755
767
204
200
196
159
159
156
118
111
83
110
117
15
30
1086
936
855
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
347
354
302
254
249
202
204
5
17
56
4
46
21
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
S
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
36
20
24
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
942
1446
1275
854
1129
1041
1155
1155
924
1055
1040
908
754
584
477
451
419
382
392
528
971
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
Distance (km)
1
34
0
10
0
0
1
1
10
116
106
116
134
87
36
36
0
36
176
36
171
83
134
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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