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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 9 pm Wednesday 27 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
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 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | |
1022 | 1005 | 887 | 872 | 724 | 757 | 750 | 748 | 651 | 749 | 703 | 578 | 502 | 504 | 494 | 482 | 512 | 465 | 496 | 424 | 504 | 327 | 351 | 442 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.43m | 6:00AM1.08m | 6:23PM1.49m | 6:45AM1.06m | 6:57PM1.53m | 7:28AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.37m | 11:47AM0.33m | 1:00AM0.31m | 12:22PM0.35m | 1:41AM0.26m | 12:58PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
 kJ | 1022 | 1005 | 887 | 872 | 724 | 757 | 750 | 748 | 651 | 30 | 703 | 578 | 502 | 504 | 494 | 482 | 432 | 432 | 381 | 277 | 287 | 310 | 351 | 442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | — | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 28 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 21 | — | 5 | 5 | 424 | 424 | 379 | 327 | 325 | 271 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | 20 | 29 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 11 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 105 | 749 | — | 43 | 184 | 352 | 364 | 353 | 512 | 465 | 496 | 416 | 504 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 127 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 128 | 125 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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