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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 Friday 08 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
800 | 1505 | 1559 | 1289 | 967 | 967 | 1128 | 901 | 711 | 602 | 495 | 421 | 356 | 304 | 297 | 290 | 284 | 295 | 280 | 458 | 391 | 295 | 289 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | 1:42AM1.28m | 3:12PM1.04m | 2:43AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.60m | 7:53AM0.35m | 7:17PM0.63m | 8:46AM0.32m | 8:34PM0.62m | 9:34AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 |
 kJ | 56 | 1505 | 1559 | 1289 | 967 | 967 | 1128 | 901 | 711 | 602 | 495 | 421 | 356 | 304 | 297 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 280 | 458 | 391 | 295 | 289 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 30 | 80 | 70 | 98 | 191 | 173 | 219 | 219 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 61 | 126 | 138 | 97 | 181 | 169 | 165 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 290 | 284 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
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