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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 9 pm Friday 17 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 3AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 30 | 2 | 537 | 1164 | 1292 | 904 | 1010 | 1595 | 1438 | 1558 | 1599 | 1656 | 1686 | 1686 | 1715 | 1586 | 2013 | 2257 | 2340 | 2065 | 2077 | 2129 | 2045 | 1917 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 1.68 | 8:33AM 1.37 | 8:51PM 1.73 | 9:23AM 1.29 | 9:35PM 1.75 | 10:17AM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:33AM 0.06 | 2:27PM 0.12 | 3:23AM 0.03 | 3:08PM 0.19 | 4:17AM 0.04 | 3:52PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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