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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 3 pm Saturday 11 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 280 | 243 | 307 | 311 | 373 | 347 | 342 | 420 | 430 | 518 | 663 | 813 | 918 | 1042 | 1138 | 1092 | 951 | 822 | 786 | 880 | 713 | 610 | 606 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:59PM 0.96 | 3:40AM 1.28 | 4:51PM 1.06 | 4:35AM 1.33 | 5:34PM 1.18 | 5:24AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:14PM 0.61 | 10:37AM 0.33 | 10:23PM 0.54 | 11:18AM 0.24 | 11:19PM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
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