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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 15 Apr 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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 281 | 235 | 262 | 273 | 230 | 230 | 231 | 211 | 168 | 136 | 136 | 142 | 190 | 175 | 133 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 77 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:11AM 1.42 | 6:51PM 1.46 | 6:58AM 1.44 | 7:29PM 1.58 | 7:45AM 1.42 | 8:09PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 0.34 | 12:33PM 0.10 | 12:58AM 0.23 | 1:10PM 0.08 | 1:45AM 0.13 | 1:48PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 13 |
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