Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)888456677788789910988881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333463155108536049434733607844972963885659414230146111151148
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.86
5:19AM
1.30
6:05PM
0.88
6:15AM
1.36
7:01PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.54
10:13PM
0.55
12:28PM
0.48
11:24PM
0.53
1:16PM
0.39
12:22AM
0.48
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:47-------7:46----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C202626262625232423242320201920202020212121212121
Feels °C (?)222724232425232323242014161517171718191918192019
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