Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
605
817
817
557
494
500
653
552
697
1024
942
1145
494
494
569
643
730
663
703
730
676
621
546
556
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
25
ENE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
8:33PM1.57m
9:06AM1.11m
9:07PM1.56m
9:45AM1.06m
9:43PM1.52m
10:27AM1.01m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.20m
2:37PM0.36m
3:51AM0.22m
3:11PM0.41m
4:32AM0.26m
3:46PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
18
21
23
23
21
20
19
17
16
20
24
24
23
21
19
18
18
19
21
21
18
17
18
18
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
19
23
21
23
21
19
17
16
14
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.1
S
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
1
552
563
557
494
500
434
3
3
697
618
563
494
494
569
2
730
663
703
730
676
621
546
556
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
605
817
817
653
552
697
1024
942
1145
643
5
2
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
303
289
39
3
6
39
303
303
289
220
72
3
3
3
72
62
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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