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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 10 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 173 | 220 | 225 | 264 | 270 | 276 | 288 | 307 | 386 | 738 | 964 | 1074 | 1036 | 1019 | 1005 | 997 | 1066 | 819 | 720 | 572 | 494 | 423 | 302 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:34AM 1.50 | 2:34PM 0.97 | 2:46AM 1.45 | 4:02PM 0.95 | 4:04AM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:50PM 0.40 | 8:34AM 0.29 | 7:54PM 0.49 | 9:58AM 0.31 | 9:18PM 0.54 | 11:15AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
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