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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 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
572 | 498 | 865 | 1446 | 1448 | 796 | 854 | 1041 | 1085 | 1179 | 982 | 1113 | 1051 | 908 | 866 | 669 | 539 | 514 | 459 | 441 | 476 | 634 | 943 | 951 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.78m | 11:13AM1.09m | 11:07PM1.70m | 12:17PM1.06m | 00:06AM1.59m | 1:24PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.01m | 4:30PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.07m | 5:31PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.13m | 6:41PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 373 | 498 | 533 | 739 | 922 | 296 | 249 | 709 | 697 | 770 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 159 | 159 | 156 | 118 | 113 | 109 | 115 | 125 | 15 | 31 | 951 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 479 | 410 | 347 | 354 | 302 | — | — | 249 | 202 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | — | 29 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 572 | — | 865 | 1446 | 1448 | 796 | 854 | 1041 | 1085 | 1179 | 982 | 1113 | 1051 | 908 | 866 | 669 | 539 | 514 | 459 | 441 | 476 | 634 | 943 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 101 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 103 |
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