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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 Friday 03 Apr 2026 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 200 | 200 | 183 | 170 | 255 | 278 | 277 | 212 | 314 | 549 | 331 | 234 | 220 | 210 | 283 | 233 | 241 | 215 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:50AM 1.31 | 10:05PM 1.53 | 10:26AM 1.23 | 10:38PM 1.52 | 11:04AM 1.14 | 11:12PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:45PM 0.22 | 4:28AM 0.20 | 4:14PM 0.28 | 5:07AM 0.24 | 4:44PM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
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