Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 AEST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.7
SSW
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)10109888811111010121212141512111111111111111110101010108911111099999999988999999999999199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)58755941327229726264748285171258792311101496190719361251948840656568425394333259616288601513374219204353375380888308323333401379346290193146149135114878360402526271616231514
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
S
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
10
W
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
1.66
9:19AM
1.08
9:14PM
1.66
10:02AM
1.12
9:54PM
1.64
10:46AM
1.16
10:35PM
1.58
11:32AM
1.21
11:20PM
1.49
12:22PM
1.26
12:10AM
1.37
1:15PM
1.32
1:09AM
1.24
2:13PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.35
3:25AM
0.12
2:44PM
0.34
4:03AM
0.09
3:28PM
0.35
4:41AM
0.08
4:14PM
0.37
5:19AM
0.08
5:07PM
0.40
6:00AM
0.11
6:06PM
0.44
6:43AM
0.16
7:14PM
0.46
7:31AM
0.22
8:32PM
0.45
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset-5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:05--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C18171413131312131616161412119111517151313121213181717161413121315151411888912131311108810151615151211111214151514
Feels °C (?)111088899101113151298571011107667714141513121087887644461010108744511111112998912131512
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