Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (21 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)8867777777712111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6063187229212192233344325301251216198195191189189185182138131128128125
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.08
9:18AM
1.58
9:57PM
1.05
9:54AM
1.57
10:37PM
1.02
10:31AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
0.36
4:05PM
0.20
3:22AM
0.39
4:44PM
0.22
3:57AM
0.42
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:37-------7:38
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3--11-1-------------13--
Temp. °C191918181819191919191919191919191919191918192221
Feels °C (?)201714151516161515161717171717171818181919202218
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