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 Saturday 23 May 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 20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shallows today?

The current surf forecast for Shallows at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (23 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (23 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 23						Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2155	2380	2091	2322	2315	2315	2471	2431	2393	2160	2124	2059	2024	1715	1505	1478	1505	1412	1387	1252	1252	1147	1187	1098
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	off
High Tide				2:30PM1.11m				2:12AM1.36m				3:30PM1.18m				3:15AM1.26m					4:22PM1.27m
Low Tide		8:08AM0.18m				7:59PM0.54m				9:02AM0.22m				9:17PM0.54m				9:50AM0.25m					10:28PM0.49m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	18	18	19	20	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	15	16	17	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	19	18	19	19	17	17	16	18	18	20	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12
kJ	1580	2380	2091	2322	2315	2315	2471	2431	2393	2160	2124	2059	2024	1715	1505	1478	1505	1412	1387	1252	1252	1147	1187	1098
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	—	—	—	8	8	7	6	21	18	4	4	4	—	3	3	2	9	6	5	25	47	42	69	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8	2	8	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2155	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	212	103	103	171	177	216	204	72	35	103	103	39	82	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)								4	4			4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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