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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 am 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
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 (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | |
375 | 354 | 345 | 338 | 338 | 340 | 340 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 140 | 371 | 2831 | 1719 | 1532 | 1148 | 873 | 669 | 575 | 510 | 821 | 898 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:12AM0.96m | 11:04PM1.41m | 12:04PM0.93m | 11:51PM1.35m | 1:05PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.31m | 4:25PM0.51m | 6:05AM0.34m | 5:11PM0.56m | 6:58AM0.36m | 6:07PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 375 | 354 | 345 | 338 | 338 | 340 | 340 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 371 | 1379 | 1719 | 1532 | 1148 | 873 | 669 | 575 | 510 | 821 | 898 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 32 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | N 10 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | S 11 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 88 | 140 | 11 | 2831 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 183 | 183 | 284 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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