Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
108
128
91
200
107
136
123
123
93
93
95
98
80
167
212
251
280
367
463
455
340
297
264
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:29AM1.01m
6:27PM1.49m
7:06AM1.09m
7:04PM1.54m
7:41AM1.17m
7:40PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.32m
11:56AM0.43m
1:11AM0.24m
12:39PM0.37m
1:43AM0.18m
1:19PM0.32m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
13
11
12
12
12
13
12
14
13
13
14
14
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