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Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)8887778888877109777788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3583842943193524566237046444862562611722142012032362422101861371338162
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
E
20
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.24
3:04PM
1.01
4:13AM
1.27
4:12PM
0.93
5:07AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.34
9:34AM
0.58
9:17PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.57
10:06PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.51
Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise----5:54-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------121----111------
Temp. °C272120212120202019192020202020202121212120222324
Feels °C (?)251716171816161616171718181919192021222322242325
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