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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 08 Dec 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 136 | 87 | 111 | 77 | 36 | 26 | 55 | 24 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 55 | 104 | 75 | 47 | 25 | 16 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:25AM 1.08 | 12:13PM 1.64 | 1:24AM 1.08 | 1:07PM 1.50 | 2:25AM 1.10 | 2:03PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:19PM 0.03 | 5:40AM 0.40 | 7:12PM 0.10 | 6:40AM 0.48 | 8:04PM 0.18 | 7:48AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
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