Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
2
S
2.5
S
3
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)778888911117891010109889109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33035358558925718623751241535077615572787281020571270702561617717551446454352
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.12
8:30AM
1.79
9:16PM
1.18
9:16AM
1.79
9:59PM
1.22
10:00AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.27
3:19PM
0.01
2:47AM
0.23
4:00PM
-0.01
3:35AM
0.22
4:39PM
0.01
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------7:58-------7:58-------7:57
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------16-1-------------
Temp. °C232322222326252321211918171819202020202020212121
Feels °C (?)21232425262725221918141181012141415171818191819
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