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Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.7° 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 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.9
S
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
SE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)666661211111110106666666568776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93127193172806660565535324992100100948033292644692745
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
1.19
7:49AM
1.53
8:27PM
1.31
8:28AM
1.56
9:03PM
1.41
9:09AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.34
2:20PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.26
2:53PM
0.06
3:00AM
0.19
3:27PM
0.05
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:08-------7:07
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------1-1221----1-22
Temp. °C232221212124282725242322222222222222222120222222
Feels °C (?)212021222125282424242422222322212222232120212121
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