Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (21 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.6
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
156
100
57
75
79
286
167
350
803
1322
978
540
286
207
548
319
216
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:27AM0.92m
4:18PM1.29m
5:17AM1.00m
5:08PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.45m
9:41AM0.59m
11:15PM0.38m
10:43AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
22
21
22
29
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
22
20
17
16
17
24
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
13
15
16
16
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