Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is

18.6°C

Shelley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	176	188	201	188	188	184	142	227	280	346	259	240	365	272	200	251	107	81	67	63	61	88	178	355
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:30AM1.60m				9:54PM1.28m					10:13AM1.59m				10:45PM1.17m				11:01AM1.56m
Low Tide		3:09AM0.16m				3:55PM0.14m				3:47AM0.22m					4:48PM0.18m				4:29AM0.31m				5:48PM0.23m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	14	13	13	18	21	19	19	20	21	20	21	26	27	23	21	22
Feels °C	14	15	14	15	13	12	13	12	12	11	11	14	15	14	14	17	19	18	18	23	21	16	16	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 7
kJ	176	188	201	188	188	184	142	108	106	151	114	240	365	272	200	137	107	81	61	61	39	38	37	194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 11	NE 9	—	—	S 14	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 11	—	S 15	S 15	S 10
kJ	30	30	30	43	26	26	85	227	280	346	259	110	19	—	—	132	65	64	67	63	—	19	4	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	S 17	SSE 16	S 15	SSE 20	SSE 20	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	—	SSE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	10	6	27	116	40	75	20	15	28	24	18	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	43	88	24	39	38	58	37	—	33	61	143	251	—	—	—	—	61	88	178	355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Shelley Beach NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Shelley Beach NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Shelley Beach NSW - Newcastle	Garie Beach NSW - Illawarra	Durras North NSW - Far South	Coalcliff NSW - Illawarra	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	26	26	0	8	471	26	26	26	0	0	0	8	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	99	277	107	26
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Box Head	Box Head	JD Reef	Moonee		Box Head	Box Head	Box Head	Forresters	Moonee	Forresters	Box Head	Box Head	Box Head	Box Head	Shelley Beach	Crackneck	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters				Umina Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2		1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	1				2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	9	5	5	9	9	5	7

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