Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
264
270
270
195
161
137
217
197
197
201
197
188
184
142
227
280
269
256
240
360
268
198
312
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
0
N
10
W
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM1.56m
9:09PM1.37m
9:30AM1.60m
9:54PM1.28m
10:13AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.11m
3:08PM0.14m
3:09AM0.16m
3:55PM0.14m
3:47AM0.22m
4:48PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
17
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
14
14
13
14
15
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