Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is

19.5°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	12	12	51	62	56	61	33	35	81	114	118	163	324	1029	1817	1672	1041	678	439	341
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	WSW	S	W	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:45AM1.58m				10:10PM1.22m				10:19AM1.56m				10:49PM1.13m				10:54AM1.51m
Low Tide				4:13PM0.16m				3:55AM0.28m				4:54PM0.20m				4:26AM0.36m					5:37PM0.26m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	30	33	33	28	24	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	16
Feels °C	21	27	30	32	28	22	18	21	17	16	17	18	17	13	8	8	8	9	10	10	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 8	NE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 14	S 11
kJ	10	11	12	5	51	62	56	61	33	35	28	114	118	17	22	16	16	16	16	16	39	166
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 5	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	S 4	E 8	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	S 16	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	8	7	4	9	10	9	6	5	3	12	6	19	13	7	18	18	5	5	2	20	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 3	SW 5	S 3	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	ENE 9	S 15	—	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	—	E 15	E 15
kJ	13	13	7	12	1	1	1	1	12	2	2	12	16	5	—	—	—	5	5	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 5	NE 4	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	—	—	SSE 7	S 6	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	7	43	—	—	—	2	5	29	81	—	—	163	324	1029	1817	1672	1041	678	439	341
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	42	64	35	3	0	11	0	0	9	11	11	11	11	11	296	294	158	41	296	46	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle				Crackneck	Crackneck	Little Bombie	Crackneck	Crackneck	Little Bombie	Little Bombie	Macmasters Point	JD Reef	JD Reef	Backdoor 4						Shallows	Backdoor 4	Macmasters Point
Rating (10 max)				1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	1	4	4	6	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

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