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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 278 | 273 | 264 | 250 | 244 | 410 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 135 | 128 | 213 | 110 | 120 | 108 | 133 | 140 | 262 | 150 | 124 | 68 | 226 | 240 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 1.22 | 4:20AM 1.21 | 4:02PM 1.11 | 5:10AM 1.29 | 5:03PM 1.03 | 5:53AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:40PM 0.29 | 10:22AM 0.58 | 10:24PM 0.34 | 11:32AM 0.53 | 11:06PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
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