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/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | |
1074 | 1065 | 1031 | 902 | 800 | 786 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 658 | 736 | 723 | 804 | 818 | 640 | 855 | 490 | 490 | 434 | 434 | 443 | 384 | 338 | 364 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.44m | 5:59AM1.08m | 6:23PM1.50m | 6:45AM1.06m | 6:58PM1.54m | 7:28AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.31m | 00:18AM0.37m | 11:46AM0.33m | 1:01AM0.31m | 12:22PM0.35m | 1:41AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 1074 | 1065 | 1031 | 902 | 800 | 786 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 658 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 640 | 573 | 490 | 490 | 434 | 434 | 443 | 384 | 298 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 212 | 217 | 338 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 736 | 723 | 804 | 818 | 17 | 855 | — | — | 110 | 284 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 103 | 103 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 116 | 81 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
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