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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 pm Tuesday 12 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
232 | 193 | 220 | 198 | 204 | 210 | 226 | 251 | 276 | 251 | 211 | 236 | 192 | 163 | 149 | 129 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 102 | 102 | 123 | 113 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.29m | 4:41AM1.28m | 5:33PM1.44m | 5:37AM1.29m | 6:15PM1.58m | 6:32AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.45m | 11:03AM0.17m | 11:46PM0.33m | 11:46AM0.14m | 00:40AM0.20m | 12:30PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 70 | 94 | 68 | 90 | 163 | 149 | 129 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 102 | 102 | 123 | 113 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 103 | 71 | 65 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 78 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 52 | 45 | 36 | 61 | 57 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 232 | 193 | 220 | 198 | 204 | 210 | 226 | 251 | 276 | 251 | 211 | 236 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 134 | 183 | 116 | 116 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 262 | 250 | 262 | 87 | 87 | 250 | 250 | 87 | 35 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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