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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 4 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 AEDTForecast 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 37 | 46 | 39 | 84 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 155 | 175 | 158 | 127 | 180 | 277 | 277 | 227 | 220 | 440 | 318 | 234 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:33PM 1.51 | 9:50AM 1.31 | 10:05PM 1.53 | 10:26AM 1.23 | 10:38PM 1.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:16PM 0.18 | 3:49AM 0.19 | 3:45PM 0.22 | 4:28AM 0.20 | 4:14PM 0.28 | 5:07AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
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