Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Shelley Beach today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1256
2293
2155
1724
3041
2543
1939
1685
1491
1393
1299
1339
1384
1412
1490
1575
2078
2060
1765
2814
2629
2453
1848
1639
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:55AM1.14m
11:35PM1.38m
12:42PM1.19m
00:21AM1.30m
1:34PM1.25m
1:18AM1.20m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.19m
5:25PM0.50m
6:18AM0.20m
6:23PM0.52m
6:59AM0.22m
7:29PM0.53m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.5
SSE
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
20
0.2
E
12
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
13
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
10
11
11
803
13
13
14
3
4
4
15
15
8
12
1575
1606
525
2339
2097
1951
1848
1639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
1
SE
13
Energy kJ
9
7
5
4
4
5
4
352
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1256
2293
2155
1724
3041
2543
1939
1685
1491
1393
1299
1339
1384
1412
1490
1575
2078
2060
1765
2814
2629
2453
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
11
37
41
296
296
296
296
309
294
238
238
166
166
41
11
11
11
11
41
41
41
41
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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