Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 3 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Shelley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 7AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
12
1.9
SE
11
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2142
1708
2501
2369
2401
2586
2460
2297
2097
1951
1639
1418
1309
1227
1050
1324
846
773
701
653
535
554
531
481
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:21AM1.30m
1:34PM1.25m
1:18AM1.20m
2:29PM1.33m
2:25AM1.12m
3:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.22m
7:29PM0.53m
7:46AM0.24m
8:44PM0.49m
8:39AM0.27m
10:00PM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
10
11
12
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
0.1
S
16
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
12
1.9
SE
11
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
Energy kJ
1675
1874
1874
5
2297
2097
1951
1639
1418
1309
1227
1050
1324
846
773
701
653
535
554
531
481
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
12
1.1
SE
11
1
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
357
253
232
335
309
273
294
69
70
133
149
38
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
8
11
11
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
1.9
SSE
11
Energy kJ
2142
1708
2501
2369
2401
2586
2460
798
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
41
41
238
238
166
130
84
17
30
11
11
11
11
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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