Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 9 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Shelley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
132
164
168
164
180
80
151
179
179
136
126
122
99
90
84
97
106
97
47
69
38
27
26
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:33PM1.50m
7:11AM0.98m
7:12PM1.54m
7:53AM1.00m
7:51PM1.57m
8:32AM1.02m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.29m
12:33PM0.41m
2:05AM0.25m
1:14PM0.40m
2:43AM0.22m
1:54PM0.39m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
123
132
164
168
164
180
80
41
42
179
136
126
122
99
90
84
97
106
97
47
69
38
27
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
24
18
35
39
58
49
48
17
4
2
2
5
3
1
2
25
24
8
8
9
29
9
21
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
4
24
24
52
46
42
17
2
4
3
3
1
2
7
2
9
24
24
8
7
27
8
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
51
42
151
179
22
27
29
22
31
6
14
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
11
11
8
131
83
0
0
0
0
0
53
8
36
26
26
26
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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