Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
50
50
49
51
52
52
51
33
77
47
272
237
129
64
58
43
57
51
66
60
41
41
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44PM1.14m
12:20PM1.44m
00:50AM1.03m
1:25PM1.43m
2:14AM0.96m
2:40PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.32m
7:01PM0.37m
6:37AM0.40m
8:22PM0.37m
7:47AM0.46m
9:46PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
25
26
26
21
17
15
14
13
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
22
31
29
27
22
Feels °C
17
16
16
20
21
21
16
12
12
11
10
15
13
13
15
16
14
13
11
17
27
25
23
17
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