Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
NE
4
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
34
24
36
22
15
22
41
32
29
31
32
23
21
94
67
35
38
36
22
35
27
27
39
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM1.19m
4:51AM1.33m
5:44PM1.30m
5:42AM1.30m
6:21PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.47m
11:21AM0.22m
11:43PM0.40m
11:59AM0.22m
00:32AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
20
19
17
16
17
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
18
17
16
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
15
18
19
18
19
19
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
37
34
24
17
22
15
11
41
32
29
31
32
23
21
22
67
35
38
36
22
35
27
27
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
35
30
21
5
10
15
20
5
9
4
7
7
7
17
6
6
5
5
5
19
10
18
18
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
14
14
8
5
5
4
5
2
2
3
4
2
2
17
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
36
4
10
22
2
7
94
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
83
127
127
37
0
3
9
19
335
296
99
83
8
0
3
3
83
296
83
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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