Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
8
3.5
NE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
48
63
61
63
113
146
143
106
264
289
560
1682
630
465
325
226
142
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:06PM1.52m
4:56AM1.00m
5:11PM1.61m
6:03AM1.06m
6:09PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.28m
10:25AM0.38m
00:08AM0.16m
11:31AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
12
12
11
13
18
19
13
15
16
15
16
10
15
17
15
16
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
8
11
14
14
10
9
10
10
10
3
7
8
7
9
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