Shallows Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 AEDT

Forecast 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 21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (19 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

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	Wednesday 19						Thursday 20								Friday 21								Sat 22
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	S	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	7	10	7	5	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	34	29	59	113	311	256	196	133	101	63	48	43	61	48	233	270	293	390	400	397	321	271	240	219
Wind (km/h)	WNW	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		8:12AM 1.55				8:40PM 1.10				8:45AM 1.57				9:19PM 1.08				9:18AM 1.58				9:57PM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)				2:50PM 0.23				2:14AM 0.34				3:27PM 0.21				2:47AM 0.36				4:05PM 0.20				3:22AM 0.39

	Wednesday 19						Thursday 20								Friday 21								Sat 22
Sunrise	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	21	21	23	23	22	19	18	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19
Feels °C (?)	16	19	18	18	20	20	18	17	18	20	18	18	17	17	14	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	17	17

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