Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
E
1.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)888999946788888857777665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121222424243128112261355458211146105838518113110785534261
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
10
SSW
25
SE
25
ESE
10
NW
10
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
E
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossglassoffcrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.44
12:19PM
1.29
12:58AM
1.44
1:15PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.43
2:25PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.14
6:21AM
0.29
6:29PM
0.22
7:22AM
0.34
7:15PM
0.31
8:36AM
0.38
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:35-------6:35-------6:37---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:36
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------2-------
Temp. °C252423222226262525232324232525232121212121242424
Feels °C (?)292626262527252327232327262827222020212123272423
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