Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
110
85
94
77
210
123
83
81
77
65
50
64
41
92
182
90
77
60
43
26
22
15
9
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:11AM1.08m
12:53PM1.32m
1:06AM0.96m
1:49PM1.28m
2:17AM0.88m
2:54PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.39m
7:30PM0.50m
6:54AM0.47m
8:46PM0.53m
7:49AM0.53m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
20
20
20
19
17
16
17
19
21
19
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
17
19
16
13
13
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