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Shelley Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shelley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1347 | 2104 | 1768 | 1797 | 1654 | 1413 | 1459 | 1308 | 1187 | 1170 | 1022 | 1002 | 885 | 776 | 739 | 618 | 661 | 1011 | 798 | 991 | 751 | 708 | 623 | 610 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:10AM1.12m | 5:47PM1.43m | 6:00AM1.08m | 6:23PM1.49m | 6:45AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.28m | 11:27PM0.43m | 11:10AM0.31m | 00:17AM0.37m | 11:47AM0.33m | 1:00AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | E 11 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1347 | 1469 | 1768 | 1797 | 1654 | 1413 | 1459 | 1308 | 1187 | 1170 | 1022 | 1002 | 885 | 776 | 739 | 618 | 661 | 730 | 22 | 795 | 20 | 708 | 623 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2104 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1011 | 798 | 991 | 751 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
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