Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 13 Nov 2025 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
1
SE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
ESE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.5
NE
1
ENE
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)756667788598861010101514661289
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256811888717768413244129115104651211181281091001617510291186
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
20
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
1.30
5:10AM
1.16
4:53PM
1.24
5:56AM
1.26
5:48PM
1.19
6:34AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.27
10:56AM
0.54
11:25PM
0.28
11:58AM
0.48
12:03AM
0.29
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
Sunset-7:30-------7:31-------7:32------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C222121212119192019191919191919212122222120191723
Feels °C (?)161718191715151816161718202020191718192320191723
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