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Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 23 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
22.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)99910101010999999999910101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)613567601655725561540466391344344294318197189203249248316469469469347359
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
1.23
11:50AM
1.49
12:44AM
1.27
12:34PM
1.38
1:33AM
1.31
1:26PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
0.38
6:26PM
0.12
6:30AM
0.42
7:05PM
0.17
7:32AM
0.45
7:50PM
0.23
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset------8:02-------8:02-------8:01-
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919202120202020191820222222212120202325242323
Feels °C (?)161616181917171819191920201920202323222425242425
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