Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1211111177777777656666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44413937383838778348475844801221301171177994134171212170
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.38
9:33PM
1.51
9:49AM
1.31
10:04PM
1.52
10:26AM
1.23
10:37PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.18
3:50AM
0.19
3:46PM
0.23
4:29AM
0.20
4:15PM
0.29
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:49-------6:46-------6:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919202121222120191921222121212020202020202020
Feels °C (?)202121212120222122212121201819181818181817171717
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