Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
1.1
SSW
5
0.6
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SSW
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
9
2.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
71
103
335
233
123
63
71
66
57
100
89
58
58
43
43
41
27
64
170
103
131
270
1398
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
N
20
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:50AM1.03m
1:25PM1.43m
2:14AM0.96m
2:40PM1.44m
3:44AM0.96m
3:54PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.40m
8:22PM0.37m
7:47AM0.46m
9:46PM0.33m
9:08AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
16
17
18
17
18
17
16
16
22
28
30
22
21
19
17
14
18
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
18
23
25
17
19
14
12
10
13
15
15
14
14
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