Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.8
SSW
3
S
4
S
6.5
S
7
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
Period(s) (?)1012121212121212121211111111118912141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45980010801194129912691245134712361098944737572431423432143749181665320458163131290995068076
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
10
NE
25
SW
10
NNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
35
W
25
W
30
W
45
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
1.45
4:04PM
0.95
4:04AM
1.43
5:24PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.49
9:57AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.53
11:13AM
0.27
10:44PM
0.52
12:14PM
0.22
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:58-------6:57-------6:54
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------341-11-74-------
Temp. °C222121202025252420181817141413131515141312151818
Feels °C (?)23212321202523241818161478746778791313
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