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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 pm Friday 27 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5AM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 441 | 2548 | 18005 | 18001 | 15392 | 7866 | 6999 | 8632 | 6586 | 5983 | 5291 | 4633 | 2848 | 2308 | 1922 | 1764 | 1369 | 1071 | 804 | 636 | 506 | 377 | 318 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:22PM 1.00 | 5:16AM 1.45 | 6:23PM 1.09 | 6:17AM 1.48 | 7:11PM 1.20 | 7:09AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45PM 0.52 | 12:16PM 0.22 | 11:57PM 0.45 | 1:03PM 0.17 | 12:55AM 0.37 | 1:42PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
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