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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 27 Nov 2025 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 98 | 245 | 101 | 73 | 49 | 49 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 67 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 274 | 285 | 265 | 301 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:29PM 1.35 | 2:58AM 1.05 | 2:28PM 1.31 | 3:57AM 1.15 | 3:32PM 1.27 | 4:51AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 0.26 | 8:15AM 0.61 | 9:23PM 0.23 | 9:34AM 0.58 | 10:14PM 0.20 | 10:49AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
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