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Shelley Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
272 | 264 | 309 | 579 | 499 | 553 | 580 | 550 | 562 | 637 | 575 | 637 | 642 | 642 | 567 | 517 | 463 | 452 | 402 | 356 | 364 | 388 | 388 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.78m | 8:21AM1.24m | 8:30PM1.82m | 9:16AM1.19m | 9:19PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.15m | 2:23AM0.00m | 1:59PM0.19m | 3:17AM-0.03m | 2:47PM0.24m | 4:12AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 272 | 264 | 309 | 364 | 499 | 553 | 580 | 550 | 562 | 637 | 575 | 637 | 642 | 642 | 567 | 517 | 463 | 452 | 402 | 356 | 364 | 388 | 388 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 579 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 81 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
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