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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 11 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
22.4° 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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 15 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 150 | 115 | 64 | 55 | 109 | 148 | 233 | 278 | 273 | 264 | 250 | 244 | 240 | 191 | 149 | 146 | 108 | 100 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 1.10 | 2:03PM 1.35 | 3:25AM 1.15 | 3:02PM 1.22 | 4:20AM 1.21 | 4:02PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 0.55 | 8:53PM 0.24 | 9:04AM 0.58 | 9:40PM 0.29 | 10:22AM 0.58 | 10:24PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
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