Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.2° 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: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)9991099999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153164168183245203208169169173132132101787881858395115103133119151
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
0
SE
5
W
10
W
0
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
15
N
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
1.48
10:43AM
1.06
10:49PM
1.42
11:26AM
0.98
11:32PM
1.36
12:20PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
0.29
4:15PM
0.42
5:34AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.49
6:27AM
0.42
Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:43-------5:42-------5:39
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918161517191819181716172426252522202019232322
Feels °C (?)161617151417171618171514142224242421181817222122
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