Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.3
SSE
2.1
SE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)877777776777777788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73157444344362362279246240215173127125118118153179183186229223186143128
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
0.96
5:33AM
1.50
6:34PM
1.02
6:36AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.10
7:29AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.32
10:46PM
0.47
12:35PM
0.24
11:59PM
0.42
1:29PM
0.16
1:00AM
0.35
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-
Sunset-7:34-------7:32-------7:31------
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-2333111-------1111111-
Temp. °C242423232322222322222222222222222222222222222223
Feels °C (?)242423232320202119202121212020202121212122222223
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