Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.9
ENE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777889997778777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4163032622313301811451303392181239919213117229331021024319110084103147
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
1.28
8:58AM
1.65
9:32PM
1.34
9:37AM
1.59
10:08PM
1.40
10:15AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
0.23
3:28PM
0.05
3:23AM
0.20
4:00PM
0.08
4:05AM
0.20
4:30PM
0.13
Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:25-------7:23
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-1-------1-------
Temp. °C232322222122222323232221212524252322212020232425
Feels °C (?)192121202023232424242323232723232223212122252322
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