Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 10 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313131313131414141413131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112107104136130130126125126126123166222243307311373347342420430430526674
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSE
15
SE
0
ESE
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
3:59PM
0.96
3:40AM
1.28
4:51PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.45
7:52PM
0.64
9:47AM
0.40
9:14PM
0.61
10:37AM
0.33
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:09-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:36-------5:35--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121263028292725222122242221181513121720221916
Feels °C (?)2019182528262725242220202120211310871013151210
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