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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 Sunday 22 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 68 | 65 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 115 | 128 | 118 | 113 | 131 | 78 | 107 | 107 | 191 | 110 | 148 | 156 | 169 | 181 | 225 | 230 | 270 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 1.31 | 11:43PM 1.60 | 12:15PM 1.18 | 12:34AM 1.56 | 1:17PM 1.06 | 1:34AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:16PM 0.20 | 6:16AM 0.18 | 5:59PM 0.30 | 7:19AM 0.24 | 6:50PM 0.40 | 8:34AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
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