Shelley Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 14 Jul 2025 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
18.7° 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 6AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

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Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101081011111010109999988888888999456788887779989988877511115556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)53843236734437345366968244625136740637829323435523120216516115814711711791716949404228243247872273863702321239771679080566341262629141419232241323535
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
1.16
10:35PM
1.58
11:32AM
1.21
11:20PM
1.49
12:21PM
1.26
12:10AM
1.37
1:15PM
1.32
1:08AM
1.24
2:12PM
1.38
2:17AM
1.12
3:13PM
1.45
3:34AM
1.04
4:15PM
1.52
4:52AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.08
4:15PM
0.37
5:20AM
0.09
5:07PM
0.41
6:00AM
0.11
6:07PM
0.44
6:44AM
0.16
7:15PM
0.46
7:32AM
0.22
8:32PM
0.44
8:26AM
0.28
9:52PM
0.39
9:25AM
0.33
11:06PM
0.30
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-----5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1516141516151413109101214141210109810131314131199121717151312101112151515141211101215171513121111131617161513121113
Feels °C (?)81110111111101054578107675471091110866913131087578101011119871011131091088111313121111101012
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