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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.2
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)8787867777677121111111111111171010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9530625263178212200217236172219240216198195191189191185144138133130
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.08
9:18AM
1.58
9:57PM
1.05
9:54AM
1.57
10:37PM
1.02
10:31AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.21
2:47AM
0.36
4:05PM
0.20
3:22AM
0.39
4:44PM
0.22
3:57AM
0.42
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:36-------7:37-------7:37------
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--4--11-111-----------21
Temp. °C212119201918181919191919191919191919191920191818
Feels °C (?)202118181515151616161616171617171717171720191919
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