Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
S
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1
S
Period(s) (?)161413121616161514135511116775577775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1265752461341831747236525242393723597226475145443445
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.39
8:34AM
1.44
9:01PM
1.46
9:12AM
1.38
9:33PM
1.51
9:49AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
0.24
2:47PM
0.15
3:10AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.18
3:50AM
0.19
3:46PM
0.23
Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:50-------6:49-------6:46
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120181820212221211920192121222121201919202121
Feels °C (?)201920191920192019202021202220212021212021201918
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