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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 4 am Friday 05 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 55 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 61 | 150 | 104 | 88 | 66 | 67 | 54 | 57 | 107 | 330 | 284 | 203 | 140 | 75 | 48 | 33 | 335 | 481 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:50AM 1.87 | 9:38PM 1.18 | 9:39AM 1.88 | 10:32PM 1.14 | 10:30AM 1.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:17AM 0.20 | 3:40PM -0.05 | 3:05AM 0.23 | 4:33PM -0.06 | 3:55AM 0.28 | 5:26PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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