Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
105
105
153
113
110
85
80
77
235
123
83
81
77
53
64
51
61
51
107
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NNE
10
W
0
N
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:04PM1.35m
00:11AM1.08m
12:53PM1.32m
1:06AM0.96m
1:49PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.44m
6:11AM0.39m
7:30PM0.50m
6:54AM0.47m
8:46PM0.53m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
15
13
15
13
13
12
11
12
13
12
14
16
16
16
17
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