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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 14 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
23.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (15 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.5
S
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)6666666667777771166777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)776462606673767697126110110113114117631311321149294777775
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
1.01
7:44AM
1.53
8:23PM
1.08
8:21AM
1.60
8:59PM
1.16
8:58AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
0.30
1:11AM
0.42
2:31PM
0.22
1:54AM
0.35
3:04PM
0.14
2:35AM
0.29
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:30-
Sunset-7:45-------7:45-------7:44------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-1--1-1241--------
Temp. °C222221212121212122222122212021222223222121181820
Feels °C (?)181919181819191819192021211918192020202121181820
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