Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 2PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
ESE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101111111111121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1170136011261084108899089991810401103114611091130119310921160860763613533551441347394
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.10
11:18PM
1.64
12:22PM
1.02
12:20AM
1.55
1:39PM
0.99
1:30AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.08
4:42PM
0.36
6:18AM
0.14
5:40PM
0.45
7:29AM
0.20
6:51PM
0.52
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---5:24-------5:23-------5:22----
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clear
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part cloud
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rain showers
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171819191919181819191919191918181818191919191816
Feels °C (?)141415151516151515161516161615161616171717181714
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