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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 Wednesday 22 Apr 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
22.2° 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: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1039 | 1136 | 1124 | 1146 | 1484 | 1348 | 1234 | 1370 | 1234 | 901 | 778 | 585 | 513 | 424 | 352 | 343 | 452 | 444 | 331 | 388 | 365 | 312 | 283 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:23PM 1.03 | 12:21AM 1.56 | 1:39PM 0.99 | 1:30AM 1.47 | 2:57PM 1.02 | 2:43AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:18AM 0.15 | 5:38PM 0.45 | 7:29AM 0.20 | 6:49PM 0.53 | 8:41AM 0.23 | 8:14PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
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