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Shelley Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 25 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 7PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | |
1478 | 1382 | 1398 | 1398 | 1302 | 1324 | 1347 | 1344 | 1954 | 2315 | 2598 | 2641 | 2393 | 1684 | 1569 | 1436 | 1287 | 1167 | 1378 | 1111 | 986 | 969 | 1413 | 1583 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.27m | 4:15AM1.18m | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:10AM1.12m | 5:47PM1.43m | 6:00AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.49m | 10:32AM0.28m | 11:27PM0.43m | 11:10AM0.31m | 00:17AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
 kJ | 1478 | 1382 | 1398 | 1398 | 1302 | 1324 | 1347 | 1344 | 1472 | 1738 | 1952 | 1806 | 1797 | 1684 | 1569 | 1436 | 1287 | 1167 | 1129 | 1111 | 986 | 969 | 936 | 1130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 44 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1954 | 2315 | 2598 | 2641 | 2393 | — | — | — | — | — | 1378 | — | — | — | 1413 | 1583 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 65 | 81 | 57 | 26 | 26 | 125 |
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