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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 4 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 202 | 150 | 140 | 114 | 139 | 85 | 127 | 126 | 53 | 52 | 193 | 132 | 181 | 174 | 109 | 95 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 38 | 46 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 1.48 | 8:27PM 1.39 | 8:34AM 1.44 | 9:01PM 1.46 | 9:13AM 1.39 | 9:33PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:44AM 0.30 | 2:16PM 0.13 | 2:29AM 0.24 | 2:47PM 0.14 | 3:10AM 0.20 | 3:16PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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