Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 26 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1
ENE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
ENE
1
SE
0.9
E
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)798877777777777788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56162240310363361363298213176159171200164156137160143164125153119108105
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
0.96
5:32AM
1.51
6:33PM
1.02
6:35AM
1.58
7:28PM
1.10
7:28AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.47
12:37PM
0.24
11:59PM
0.42
1:30PM
0.16
1:00AM
0.35
2:15PM
0.09
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:30-------7:29
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1211----1111-1111----
Temp. °C232323222223232222222222232323232222222223232323
Feels °C (?)232324232021212021212121222223232221222224222222
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