Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 08 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
23.0° 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 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.6
NE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)991010999101010999999151414141313613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79103214235177184151929087857985797881123160160195187181206176
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.35
12:19PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
6:35PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
7:53PM
0.64
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise--6:09-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:40-------5:39-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211918212222212119191822232322222120212732302726
Feels °C (?)191717212120212320201822212221222120202630272624
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