Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
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0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
2.1
S
6
SSW
6
S
6.5
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111111914141313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1245134712361098926737572494423379716131931295413546142931189698258716648852915034442637072932
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
SW
20
NW
20
W
20
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.95
4:04AM
1.43
5:24PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.45
6:25PM
1.09
6:18AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.53
11:13AM
0.27
10:44PM
0.52
12:14PM
0.22
11:56PM
0.45
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-6:58-------6:57-------6:54------
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--811-1-1-1-------------
Temp. °C262420191817131512161617161515161819191916151518
Feels °C (?)25231917161458767898991113141413121114
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