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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 10 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 78 | 81 | 90 | 122 | 349 | 221 | 151 | 125 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 60 | 328 | 403 | 394 | 385 | 484 | 318 | 219 | 107 | 55 | 53 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:42AM 1.09 | 5:30PM 1.37 | 6:29AM 1.18 | 6:23PM 1.36 | 7:08AM 1.28 | 7:07PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16AM 0.52 | 12:15AM 0.24 | 12:17PM 0.45 | 12:53AM 0.22 | 1:06PM 0.37 | 1:25AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
Continuing clean conditions at Shallows (calm at Merewether 5 km from Shallows). 1.0m 7s swell from the ENE with a 0.3m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 54 min ago
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