Surf Forecast Surf Report

Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 03 May 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
S
1.7
SSE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010109999888887776777667766667776668899999789811111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11511053972884789626553499399332287225215180165151136109495569416660423030434341292041423231311919224981106132129127405615742366223267262252242196196192156153
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
0
S
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
1.55
1:21PM
0.98
1:06AM
1.44
2:35PM
0.99
2:14AM
1.35
3:41PM
1.05
3:19AM
1.29
4:35PM
1.13
4:17AM
1.24
5:17PM
1.22
5:07AM
1.21
5:53PM
1.31
5:52AM
1.19
6:26PM
1.40
6:34AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
0.21
6:26PM
0.55
8:18AM
0.26
7:44PM
0.60
9:19AM
0.29
9:07PM
0.60
10:10AM
0.29
10:18PM
0.56
10:52AM
0.29
11:16PM
0.50
11:27AM
0.29
12:03AM
0.43
11:58AM
0.29
12:45AM
0.36
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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Sunset-----5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07------
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Rain (mm)
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