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/ 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 Monday 11 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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
646 | 584 | 280 | 452 | 905 | 880 | 635 | 527 | 508 | 499 | 523 | 504 | 543 | 177 | 208 | 221 | 228 | 221 | 240 | 263 | 244 | 251 | 276 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.15m | 3:43AM1.27m | 4:50PM1.29m | 4:41AM1.28m | 5:33PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.27m | 9:46PM0.55m | 10:20AM0.21m | 10:49PM0.45m | 11:03AM0.17m | 11:46PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | E 13 | SSE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 402 | 308 | 280 | 225 | 905 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 158 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 131 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 51 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 243 | 170 | 222 | 207 | 222 | 273 | 268 | 209 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 103 | 71 | 67 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | 173 | 225 | 35 | 239 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 52 | 45 | 36 | 61 | 57 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 646 | 584 | 257 | 452 | — | 880 | 635 | 527 | 508 | 499 | 523 | 504 | 543 | 177 | 208 | 221 | 228 | 221 | 240 | 263 | 244 | 251 | 276 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 171 | 177 | 87 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 10 | 171 | 212 | 284 | 284 | 134 | 134 | 116 | 116 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 517 | 250 | 177 | 87 |
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