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/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shallows surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 14 May 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shallows sea temperature is 21.7°C (Statistics for 14 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.2 °C max: 23.1 °C min: 20.0 °C)
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Shallows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shallows sea temperature is 21.7°C (Statistics for 14 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.2 °C max: 23.1 °C min: 20.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Shallows today?
The current surf forecast for Shallows at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shallows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 134 | 125 | 198 | 202 | 207 | 202 | 221 | 205 | 270 | 235 | 201 | 144 | 111 | 186 | 130 | 92 | 84 | 58 | 55 | 40 | 62 | 112 | 163 | 153 | 132 | 48 | 18 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 1689 | 2437 | 2522 | 2104 | 1406 | 1445 | 977 | 878 | 702 | 603 | 536 | 453 | 407 | 230 | 189 | 180 | 363 | 331 | 173 | 163 | 267 | 172 | 128 | 80 | 99 | 160 | 131 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 0.95 | 1:17AM 1.32 | 2:49PM 0.99 | 2:18AM 1.25 | 3:46PM 1.05 | 3:16AM 1.20 | 4:32PM 1.14 | 4:10AM 1.17 | 5:11PM 1.24 | 5:00AM 1.15 | 5:46PM 1.34 | 5:46AM 1.14 | 6:19PM 1.43 | 6:30AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28AM 0.31 | 6:42PM 0.62 | 8:26AM 0.34 | 7:58PM 0.65 | 9:17AM 0.34 | 9:14PM 0.63 | 10:01AM 0.33 | 10:20PM 0.58 | 10:39AM 0.32 | 11:15PM 0.51 | 11:14AM 0.30 | 12:02AM 0.43 | 11:48AM 0.30 | 12:45AM 0.35 | 12:22PM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
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