Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)991010101099991014141413131313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12494928892115106160798396107104136130130126125126126125215219257
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
1.29
1:30PM
0.88
1:27AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
3:59PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.56
7:32AM
0.46
6:33PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
7:52PM
0.64
9:47AM
0.40
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221201922242322222020212732312927252321222221
Feels °C (?)232423222023232120232019192429282625242219191818
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