Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)559988555666669988889994
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)495346362117252974728139413225232221212223242440
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
1.37
10:51AM
1.54
11:28PM
1.42
11:33AM
1.43
12:11AM
1.44
12:20PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.13
6:20AM
0.29
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323222222232323232221223025242524222222252526
Feels °C (?)232322212222242422242524243225262826242526282323
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