Shelly Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.54° S 145.40° E

Shelly Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelly Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

Shelly 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 Shelly Beach today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelly Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
540
686
1555
1467
1992
1919
2839
3573
6529
5840
5419
5122
8167
6323
5868
4235
3544
2825
2612
2241
1904
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:57AM2.05m
7:31PM2.01m
9:06AM1.99m
8:48PM1.93m
10:17AM1.99m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.97m
2:18AM0.34m
3:00PM0.98m
3:31AM0.44m
4:20PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
6
6
8
6
5
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
7
7
8
9
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