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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 9 pm Tuesday 26 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
2354 | 1522 | 1415 | 1311 | 1333 | 1198 | 1083 | 1065 | 1031 | 911 | 895 | 778 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 658 | 669 | 658 | 901 | 590 | 504 | 440 | 426 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.36m | 5:09AM1.12m | 5:46PM1.44m | 5:59AM1.08m | 6:23PM1.50m | 6:45AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.43m | 11:10AM0.31m | 00:18AM0.37m | 11:46AM0.33m | 1:01AM0.31m | 12:22PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1522 | 1522 | 1415 | 1311 | 1333 | 1198 | 1083 | 1065 | 1031 | 911 | 895 | 778 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 658 | 669 | 22 | 639 | 590 | 504 | 440 | 426 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 658 | 901 | — | — | — | 10 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 87 |
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