Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ENE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)7766696810101010999967777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43433230242724353331686458563736339611112194948968
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.42
10:58PM
1.60
11:22AM
1.31
11:43PM
1.59
12:14PM
1.18
12:33AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
0.12
5:21AM
0.13
5:17PM
0.20
6:16AM
0.18
6:00PM
0.30
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset---7:05-------7:02-------7:01----
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1----122221--21-11----1
Temp. °C202223232323222121222223232321212122232323222221
Feels °C (?)222323232323222222222223232322232323242323232423
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