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Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
21.1° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | |
215 | 181 | 181 | 192 | 166 | 137 | 137 | 108 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 111 | 131 | 135 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 64 | 97 | 191 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.44m | 5:38AM1.29m | 6:16PM1.57m | 6:33AM1.29m | 6:59PM1.69m | 7:27AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.33m | 11:46AM0.14m | 00:39AM0.20m | 12:29PM0.14m | 1:31AM0.08m | 1:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
94 | 125 | 120 | 117 | 78 | 84 | 137 | 79 | 59 | 131 | 131 | 111 | 131 | 135 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 64 | 97 | 191 | 347 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 8 |
37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 40 | 24 | 52 | 36 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
28 | 25 | 19 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
215 | 181 | 181 | 192 | 166 | 137 | — | 108 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 228 | 216 | 41 | 41 | 165 | 329 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
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