Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
1
0
!
!
!
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
2
S
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)9889888886810101011121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9992685649473231283288511448113810061148207125023291334719211724159915051656
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
ENE
10
E
25
S
35
S
20
S
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.58
7:45AM
1.42
8:09PM
1.67
8:33AM
1.37
8:51PM
1.73
9:23AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.13
1:47PM
0.09
2:33AM
0.06
2:27PM
0.12
3:23AM
0.02
3:08PM
0.19
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:29-------5:27
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------21-------------
Temp. °C212219171723262421171716141618171717141313161717
Feels °C (?)2119161413192422171114131113141213131099131313
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