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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 23 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 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (23 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)11101010101010101010101010101010111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14413813312812819616116112312592686690909099317496520450400314242
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
35
NE
20
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.54
11:18PM
0.99
11:10AM
1.50
12:04AM
0.97
11:51AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.42
5:24PM
0.24
4:34AM
0.46
6:07PM
0.27
5:15AM
0.50
6:53PM
0.28
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:39-------7:39--
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-24---------------------
Temp. °C201919262623212119191920202019191818192328262927
Feels °C (?)212020262522212116171718171717191919192326232725
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