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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 am Saturday 04 Apr 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 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 206 | 181 | 149 | 216 | 219 | 290 | 233 | 158 | 194 | 452 | 276 | 205 | 195 | 195 | 229 | 307 | 256 | 185 | 189 | 153 | 157 | 134 | 130 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:26AM 1.23 | 10:38PM 1.52 | 11:04AM 1.14 | 11:12PM 1.48 | 11:43AM 1.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:28AM 0.20 | 4:14PM 0.28 | 5:07AM 0.24 | 4:44PM 0.35 | 5:48AM 0.29 | 5:15PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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