Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
2
2
1
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.4
S
8
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
340
290
284
239
194
190
154
120
247
1618
1584
1702
1382
924
986
776
880
1229
1056
1301
1644
1438
1186
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
40
W
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSE
30
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:04PM1.41m
12:04PM0.93m
11:51PM1.35m
1:05PM0.93m
00:44AM1.31m
2:11PM0.96m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.51m
6:05AM0.34m
5:11PM0.56m
6:58AM0.36m
6:07PM0.60m
7:53AM0.35m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:30
6:31
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5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
19
18
16
14
12
16
16
17
14
12
10
8
7
12
19
20
17
15
13
12
12
14
17
18
18
17
14
10
8
10
6
8
6
6
5
3
1
6
14
16
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.4
S
8
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
338
340
290
284
239
194
190
154
120
247
1058
1584
1702
1382
924
580
484
880
1229
1056
1301
1644
1438
1186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
40
25
23
14
7
11
3
6
6
89
89
66
68
48
50
54
55
56
56
35
35
36
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
15
14
14
3
12
11
6
2
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
N
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
SW
6
0.7
SW
3
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.6
WSW
4
3
S
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
12
1
2
17
11
72
114
13
1618
3
3
986
776
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3
3
6
8
8
11
134
159
274
11
12
10
6
6
9
0
81
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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