Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313141414141313131314141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130130126125126126123225280306307311373347342420430518663813802905951951
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
5
ESE
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
3:59PM
0.96
3:40AM
1.28
4:51PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.64
9:47AM
0.40
9:14PM
0.61
10:37AM
0.33
10:23PM
0.54
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-5:37-------5:36-------5:35------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C262724252521202225222118151312172022181614121115
Feels °C (?)252522242421202022192013987101315111187711
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