Shelly Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.54° S 145.40° E

Shelly Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shelly Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shelly Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
W
8
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
361
302
398
272
255
251
398
472
648
511
509
380
369
260
248
244
282
149
706
736
855
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:05PM2.41m
4:38AM2.18m
4:43PM2.34m
5:26AM2.12m
5:19PM2.24m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.37m
10:27PM0.26m
10:34AM0.51m
11:09PM0.25m
11:17AM0.66m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
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5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
9
9
7
7
7
6
5
9
10
8
7
7
5
5
5
8
4
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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