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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 3 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AESTForecast 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | |
817 | 961 | 494 | 440 | 653 | 552 | 697 | 1053 | 942 | 1186 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 832 | 1118 | 650 | 650 | 676 | 663 | 526 | 526 | 536 | 566 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:06AM1.11m | 9:07PM1.56m | 9:45AM1.06m | 9:43PM1.52m | 10:27AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.20m | 2:37PM0.36m | 3:51AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.41m | 4:32AM0.26m | 3:46PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 |
 kJ | 563 | 563 | 494 | 440 | 434 | 3 | 3 | 627 | 640 | 563 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 569 | 580 | 650 | 650 | 676 | 663 | 526 | 526 | 536 | 566 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 817 | 961 | — | — | 653 | 552 | 697 | 1053 | 942 | 1186 | — | — | — | 832 | 1118 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 220 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
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