Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)991010669999998885555551096
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5046585770671356539423836211720253555342721292631
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
1.31
10:11AM
1.61
10:48PM
1.37
10:51AM
1.54
11:28PM
1.42
11:33AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.23
4:40PM
0.05
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:39-------7:37
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------1--------1-----1
Temp. °C252423222223242322222322222223232423222122302524
Feels °C (?)272624232426252221212222222324242525252223312426
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