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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
23.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 7AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
1
1
2
3
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
2.1
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
Period(s) (?)99999998888999899888811109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1742197620412294174213991218117911599648055354934604493993993723633634009281026965
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.61
9:25PM
1.06
9:22AM
1.64
10:02PM
1.10
9:58AM
1.65
10:40PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.18
2:51AM
0.34
4:09PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.32
4:43PM
0.10
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:04-------8:02-------8:02-
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
71225242123211----11-1--22
Temp. °C212019212122212120212121222222212021212222212021
Feels °C (?)191815191818171817191919192020201819191919181819
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