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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 pm Monday 06 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 173 | 173 | 135 | 132 | 101 | 78 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 61 | 81 | 79 | 171 | 235 | 254 | 262 | 190 | 161 | 102 | 87 | 92 | 115 | 85 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:49PM 1.42 | 11:26AM 0.98 | 11:32PM 1.36 | 12:20PM 0.92 | 12:24AM 1.29 | 1:30PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 0.42 | 5:34AM 0.36 | 4:51PM 0.49 | 6:27AM 0.42 | 5:35PM 0.56 | 7:32AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
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