Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 07 Feb 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)677766667766666667777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1008573514847558896733734615765107200208889177575950
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
1.30
12:37PM
1.22
1:23AM
1.29
1:20PM
1.08
2:11AM
1.26
2:13PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
0.42
6:53PM
0.31
7:36AM
0.50
7:28PM
0.39
8:41AM
0.55
8:10PM
0.47
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--6:20-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:52-------7:52--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------1---------1317
Temp. °C222221242424242323232222222222222221212422212019
Feels °C (?)252423272524252625242323242222222323222523222020
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