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Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
24.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)7777777888899999910101213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1181131341311101101201441561611731852252702702762873564348981349148714611417
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
1.18
12:34AM
1.56
1:17PM
1.06
1:34AM
1.50
2:34PM
0.97
2:46AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.30
7:19AM
0.24
6:50PM
0.40
8:34AM
0.29
7:54PM
0.49
9:58AM
0.31
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-7:00-------7:00-------6:58------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222222221212323232222201919212222222019181824
Feels °C (?)222121222121222221222123222020222222232121191825
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