Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 25 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
2.2
SSW
3.5
S
6
S
6.5
S
7
S
6.5
S
4.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)9101012121212121212121211111111118111314141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)355432459800108011941299126912451227123610988516575724312975903199116851583719436158127410
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
WSW
15
NW
20
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.97
2:45AM
1.45
4:04PM
0.95
4:04AM
1.43
5:24PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.49
9:57AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.53
11:13AM
0.27
10:44PM
0.52
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-6:59-------6:58-------6:57------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------242----32-----
Temp. °C222322212119192425241919181614141313151514131215
Feels °C (?)22232221232019252324191816126753777669
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