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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 Wednesday 08 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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
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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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 124 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 92 | 115 | 106 | 160 | 79 | 83 | 96 | 107 | 104 | 136 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 215 | 219 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:24AM 1.29 | 1:30PM 0.88 | 1:27AM 1.25 | 2:50PM 0.89 | 2:36AM 1.25 | 3:59PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35PM 0.56 | 7:32AM 0.46 | 6:33PM 0.61 | 8:43AM 0.45 | 7:52PM 0.64 | 9:47AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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