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/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 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 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | 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 | |
834 | 753 | 603 | 535 | 612 | 977 | 896 | 1360 | 1347 | 952 | 893 | 1153 | 1273 | 1155 | 982 | 961 | 846 | 935 | 857 | 713 | 549 | 520 | 514 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.14m | 10:12PM1.78m | 11:13AM1.09m | 11:07PM1.70m | 12:17PM1.06m | 00:06AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.30m | 5:09AM0.01m | 4:30PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.07m | 5:31PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 834 | 753 | 603 | 535 | 364 | 554 | 521 | 694 | 985 | 296 | 249 | 891 | 847 | 843 | 196 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 109 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 479 | 410 | 347 | 347 | 354 | — | — | 244 | 202 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | 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 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 7 | 100 | 612 | 977 | 896 | 1360 | 1347 | 952 | 893 | 1153 | 1273 | 1155 | 982 | 961 | 846 | 935 | 857 | 713 | 549 | 520 | 514 | 508 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 106 | 134 | 87 | 0 | 35 | 159 | 171 |
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