Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
24
23
23
34
35
123
284
228
162
152
136
137
607
1405
1796
1569
1251
1983
1847
1357
1212
1090
990
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:30AM1.07m
10:18PM1.52m
11:11AM1.10m
10:55PM1.46m
11:55AM1.14m
11:35PM1.38m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.43m
5:06AM0.19m
4:36PM0.46m
5:41AM0.19m
5:25PM0.50m
6:18AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
14
12
11
11
10
12
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
11
9
7
7
8
7
10
11
13
13
13
11
10
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SSE
21
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
14
24
23
23
34
35
123
284
228
162
152
136
66
10
10
11
11
13
3
83
13
14
14
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
12
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
8
11
3
3
22
14
65
14
10
5
5
5
5
10
4
2
14
3
14
14
14
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
11
1
2
2
11
3
14
14
13
12
11
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
1
S
8
1.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
12
13
12
10
3
1
137
607
1405
1796
1569
1251
1983
1847
1357
1212
1090
990
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
150
219
37
36
4
0
0
0
11
11
11
11
11
11
158
158
11
260
335
303
303
238
180
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
9
8
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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