Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is

18.8° C

Shelley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 10AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	734	734	657	669	682	595	531	521	441	410	349	349	300	294	250	258	253	201	197	163	163	159	156	126
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	NW	W	SW	E	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	00:01AM1.34m				12:59PM1.28m				00:51AM1.17m					1:51PM1.29m				1:47AM1.03m				2:45PM1.31m
Low Tide			6:30AM0.22m					7:01PM0.48m				7:10AM0.31m				8:11PM0.52m				7:53AM0.39m				9:27PM0.53m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	13	13	12	13	15	15	16	15	14	13	12	14	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	11	9	11	16	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	734	734	657	669	682	595	531	521	441	410	349	349	300	294	250	258	253	201	197	163	163	159	156	126
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11
kJ	119	110	103	141	136	134	95	85	84	57	56	56	35	32	31	31	31	17	17	17	17	19	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 16	S 16	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	SE 13	S 13	S 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	8	5	19	21	4	4	4	7	3	12	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	16	22	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	11	0	0	0	63	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	19	117	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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