Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.8° 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 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
345
353
387
366
346
307
301
243
243
238
157
165
161
124
99
135
121
57
48
36
48
47
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM1.47m
2:58PM1.02m
2:43AM1.41m
4:06PM1.09m
3:51AM1.37m
5:00PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.23m
8:15PM0.55m
9:44AM0.23m
9:36PM0.53m
10:38AM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:22
5:21
5:19
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
345
345
353
387
366
346
307
301
243
243
238
157
165
161
124
99
135
121
57
48
20
17
10
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
277
261
256
196
161
133
92
71
68
64
46
55
26
25
23
15
16
15
36
30
8
5
5
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
39
38
26
2
19
14
14
9
5
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
60
2
16
113
120
36
48
47
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
41
216
11
11
8
0
0
0
0
82
366
81
26
0
0
0
0
127
366
171
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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