Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 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
22.5° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)9910101010109999101099889888846
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2752512732732682732161681681361391861791641279168745047323053239
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.42
6:51PM
1.46
6:58AM
1.44
7:29PM
1.58
7:45AM
1.42
8:09PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.34
12:32PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.23
1:09PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.13
1:47PM
0.09
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:15-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171514182020201918161519212121211918182427282319
Feels °C (?)161412161717191918151419191821191615142025261813
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