Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)778778888888999898877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153127220140160143151119122131153119166166168125137147221261261270163254
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.10
7:29AM
1.64
8:15PM
1.19
8:16AM
1.66
8:55PM
1.27
8:58AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.16
1:00AM
0.35
2:14PM
0.09
1:52AM
0.28
2:53PM
0.06
2:39AM
0.23
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset-7:31-------7:30-------7:29------
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1----------------1-1--
Temp. °C232323232222222323232323232221232424242323222223
Feels °C (?)222222222121222322232323232222222322232222222222
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