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Shallows Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 79 | 79 | 171 | 145 | 146 | 151 | 124 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 92 | 115 | 106 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 96 | 107 | 104 | 136 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32PM 1.36 | 12:20PM 0.92 | 12:24AM 1.29 | 1:30PM 0.88 | 1:27AM 1.25 | 2:50PM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:27AM 0.42 | 5:35PM 0.56 | 7:32AM 0.46 | 6:33PM 0.61 | 8:43AM 0.45 | 7:52PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
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