Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
1
1
3
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)
0.4
S
9
0.9
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
1.8
S
9
3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
2.3
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
74
234
137
568
1946
838
455
302
257
280
336
288
354
650
1215
1325
1137
775
755
698
618
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
20
ENE
20
E
15
SE
25
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:54PM1.49m
4:59AM1.02m
5:00PM1.56m
5:57AM1.12m
5:57PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.47m
10:57PM0.24m
10:24AM0.43m
11:54PM0.15m
11:28AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
15
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
14
10
8
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
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