Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 4 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is

21.4°C

Shelley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (15 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (15 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 15				Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	53	75	106	117	113	167	181	167	205	277	212	159	167	219	199	160	125	98	72	54	52	59
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide	12:33PM1.36m				1:48AM0.94m				1:23PM1.30m					2:52AM0.97m				2:19PM1.25m				3:53AM1.04m
Low Tide			7:39PM0.35m				6:52AM0.61m					8:31PM0.36m			8:00AM0.65m					9:21PM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	7:36
mm	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	17	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	11	13	13	15	14	15	15	17	16	15	15	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	32	74	74	74	80	55	54	28	31	47	29	159	167	219	199	160	125	98	72	54	52	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 12	NE 7	S 18	S 18	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 4	ENE 10
kJ	33	11	18	7	6	3	10	10	11	10	30	34	23	21	15	15	17	17	32	30	7	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 7	E 11	S 16	S 16	E 10	S 14
kJ	10	3	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	31	31	31	17	17	9	3	5	19	29	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	NE 3
kJ	53	75	106	117	113	167	181	167	205	277	212	—	—	—	—	—	13	18	9	11	6	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Black Point NSW - Illawarra	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle	Blue Bay NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	11	140	128	11	11	11	131	11	205	180	11	11	0	0	11	11	11	296	170	8	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour			Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4		JD Reef			Backdoor 4	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Shallows			Little Gibber - Dark Point	Forresters	Forresters
Rating (10 max)	1			1	2	2		2			2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	4	6	5	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	7	5	9	5

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