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Birdie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Birdie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birdie Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Birdie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Birdie Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)108888855666610141010108888567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9294120991181537598106113122132393519199162423324796202
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.35
6:30PM
0.89
6:44AM
1.41
7:23PM
0.93
7:28AM
1.48
8:07PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
0.43
11:53PM
0.46
1:42PM
0.36
12:43AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.29
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:05-------8:05-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1121111118211--11--
Temp. °C212122232322212121212122232321212020202423232322
Feels °C (?)212122222220191919202122222018202021222521232320
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