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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 3 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | |
40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 61 | 64 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 30 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 55 | 266 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.55m | 10:11AM1.00m | 10:02PM1.51m | 10:54AM0.99m | 10:42PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.42m | 4:17AM0.23m | 3:27PM0.45m | 4:58AM0.25m | 4:08PM0.48m | 5:39AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
 kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 61 | 64 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 30 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 55 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 77 | 77 | 207 | 55 | 50 |
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