Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
116
116
158
132
173
173
140
137
137
135
135
135
137
143
146
146
160
198
161
167
167
206
167
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:07PM1.86m
10:03AM1.14m
9:59PM1.81m
10:59AM1.13m
10:51PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.25m
4:02AM-0.06m
3:26PM0.29m
4:55AM-0.02m
4:22PM0.34m
5:46AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
113
116
116
158
132
173
173
140
137
137
135
135
135
137
143
146
146
160
198
161
167
167
206
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
123
116
102
100
93
59
58
57
56
51
48
48
30
30
28
25
14
14
16
6
9
21
21
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
12
12
12
5
5
5
3
4
3
2
2
2
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.7
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
5
4
17
5
1
1
13
2
3
5
7
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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