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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 10 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1054 | 1039 | 1141 | 1122 | 1029 | 961 | 750 | 667 | 515 | 452 | 387 | 256 | 597 | 3516 | 12986 | 8094 | 8844 | 7655 | 12077 | 8941 | 7794 | 4412 | 3474 | 3004 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.95 | 4:04AM 1.43 | 5:22PM 1.00 | 5:16AM 1.45 | 6:23PM 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:58AM 0.31 | 9:18PM 0.54 | 11:15AM 0.27 | 10:45PM 0.52 | 12:16PM 0.22 | 11:57PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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