Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.9° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.8
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)10109999991514141413131371313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90871117985787881123160160195187181181284176168123163212222322388
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
4:00PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.46
6:35PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
7:53PM
0.64
9:46AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.61
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:39-------5:37-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919222423222221212224252827272320202224242117
Feels °C (?)222120232322212221212224232626262219191821211812
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