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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 9 pm Wednesday 06 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
22.6° 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 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
338 | 340 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 247 | 1618 | 1584 | 1702 | 1382 | 924 | 986 | 776 | 880 | 1229 | 1056 | 1301 | 1644 | 1438 | 1186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.41m | 12:04PM0.93m | 11:51PM1.35m | 1:05PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.51m | 6:05AM0.34m | 5:11PM0.56m | 6:58AM0.36m | 6:07PM0.60m | 7:53AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 338 | 340 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 247 | 1058 | 1584 | 1702 | 1382 | 924 | 580 | 484 | 880 | 1229 | 1056 | 1301 | 1644 | 1438 | 1186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | 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 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 68 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | N 10 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | N 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | S 10 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 72 | 114 | 13 | 1618 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 986 | 776 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 134 | 159 | 274 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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