Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Shelley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 10PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)13131212121111111110101010109999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10946873861145205446738983077250120621340107589278459846537732628023820215815411493
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
1.09
6:18AM
1.47
7:12PM
1.20
7:09AM
1.49
7:52PM
1.30
7:54AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.22
11:56PM
0.45
1:02PM
0.18
12:54AM
0.37
1:41PM
0.15
1:44AM
0.30
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-6:54-------6:53-------6:52------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191715151920212120202019202121212120181820
Feels °C (?)131314151412121617191919202019202119191920181821
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