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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 am Saturday 30 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | |
251 | 257 | 264 | 270 | 461 | 235 | 165 | 136 | 107 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 76 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.05m | 7:33PM1.57m | 8:09AM1.05m | 8:09PM1.58m | 8:50AM1.03m | 8:46PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.36m | 2:19AM0.23m | 1:34PM0.38m | 2:58AM0.21m | 2:11PM0.40m | 3:37AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 251 | 257 | 264 | 270 | 279 | 235 | 165 | 136 | 107 | 84 | 66 | 54 | 67 | 56 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 38 | 58 | 38 | 65 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 242 | 200 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 122 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 14 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 27 | 58 | 57 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 8 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | S 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 461 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
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