Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 14 Feb 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)666666677666666677777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54475048547363931041201121151018270549286868974747284
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
1.01
7:44AM
1.53
8:23PM
1.08
8:22AM
1.60
8:59PM
1.16
8:58AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.42
2:30PM
0.22
1:53AM
0.35
3:03PM
0.15
2:34AM
0.30
3:35PM
0.09
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:44
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11----1221------------
Temp. °C222121212121222221202121212222222121201818212223
Feels °C (?)201919191918202019181918191920201920201718211920
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