Shallows Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Shallows surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 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 22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (23 Apr)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23						Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sun 26
	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	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 12	SSE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	972	972	791	585	513	424	358	352	394	387	325	373	358	305	268	243	227	212	171	167	131	120	117	93
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NW	WSW	W	SSW	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				1:39PM0.99m				1:30AM1.47m				2:57PM1.02m				2:43AM1.41m					4:04PM1.09m			3:50AM1.37m
Low Tide		7:29AM0.20m			6:49PM0.53m					8:41AM0.23m				8:14PM0.56m				9:46AM0.23m				9:37PM0.53m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22
	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	5:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	19	18	17	18	19	20	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	18	17	18	18	20	20	20	18	17	19	18	18	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	972	972	791	489	513	424	358	352	394	387	325	373	358	305	268	243	227	212	171	167	131	120	117	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	466	371	400	585	394	401	320	261	235	196	139	164	92	92	70	68	62	38	38	26	25	23	15	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	—	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	N 10	—	—	N 10	—	N 10	SE 8
kJ	2	2	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	2	2	2	67	54	2	—	—	2	—	2	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—	ENE 8	—	NE 3	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	62	—	5	77	77
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	57	81	36	36	10	10	0	35	0	35	35	10	35	38	0	0	0	0	0	327	127	39	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Macmasters Point		Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Macmasters Point	Newcastle -The Harbour	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	JD Reef	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters	Crackneck	Crackneck	Shallows			Umina Point	Frazer Park	Forresters
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	5	4	4

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