Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
2
SE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)111177775147665666666666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393738545149563645414177146155139117100112143182188175407327
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.38
9:33PM
1.51
9:49AM
1.31
10:04PM
1.52
10:26AM
1.23
10:37PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.18
3:50AM
0.19
3:46PM
0.23
4:29AM
0.20
4:15PM
0.29
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:49-------6:46-------6:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------11111--12
Temp. °C192021222221201919212221212120202020202020201919
Feels °C (?)212020222221212120212018191817181818161616171716
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