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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 4 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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 warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 58 | 41 | 326 | 388 | 653 | 904 | 924 | 812 | 537 | 349 | 264 | 217 | 183 | 111 | 68 | 64 | 42 | 78 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 64 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:27AM 1.58 | 6:45PM 1.23 | 7:14AM 1.71 | 7:45PM 1.22 | 8:02AM 1.81 | 8:42PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:52PM 0.16 | 12:57PM 0.23 | 12:40AM 0.16 | 1:53PM 0.10 | 1:29AM 0.18 | 2:47PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
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