Shelley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.51° E

Shelley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelley Beach sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelley Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
756
725
251
232
232
192
192
229
211
216
190
199
264
264
253
248
248
210
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:25AM0.96m
2:25PM1.44m
3:47AM1.01m
3:39PM1.45m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.29m
7:42AM0.53m
9:34PM0.26m
9:08AM0.51m
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
17
16
16
22
21
19
18
18
16
15
15
17
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
19
17
15
14
20
17
16
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17
14
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17
18
19
19
17
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