Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 3 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is

19.0° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 7	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	373	300	230	172	189	193	214	206	194	168	114	83	81	50	34	33	20	15	18	10	11	11	10	22
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide			4:57AM1.05m				5:23PM1.64m				6:06AM1.07m				6:19PM1.74m					7:08AM1.11m				7:13PM1.82m
Low Tide	11:11PM0.30m				10:38AM0.30m				00:15AM0.17m				11:38AM0.29m					1:13AM0.06m			12:36PM0.26m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	12	16	18	16	14	13	13	14	13	15	15	12	11	10	10	10	13	18	19	14	12
Feels °C	10	9	9	10	14	14	11	10	9	8	8	7	8	8	5	5	3	3	4	8	13	14	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 12	S 11
kJ	373	300	230	172	164	129	214	206	194	168	114	83	81	50	34	33	20	15	18	9	9	4	10	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 6	SSW 6	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 12	S 6	SE 8
kJ	21	111	154	169	189	193	69	61	47	44	27	17	16	10	6	6	3	4	15	7	7	11	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	N 5	—	—	S 5	S 5	S 11	S 10	SSW 11	S 11	S 12	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10
kJ	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	—	—	2	2	3	2	12	10	11	7	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	WNW 4	W 4	W 4	W 3	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	W 3	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	3	9	18	12	9	6	12	12	12	9	10	7	2	—	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	26	30	30	30	9	9	157	144	37	128	127	22	127	50
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1		1	1						1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	1	1	9	9	3	9	1	1	1	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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