Crabbs Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Crabbs Creek

Crabbs Creek in Newcastle is an exposed reef break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Left and better right hand reef breaks.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Crabbs Creek Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Crabbs Creek:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Swansea Beach	0 mi
Second closest break	Blacksmiths Beach	1 mi
Third closest break	Caves Beach	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Frenchmans Reef	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Caherine Hill Bay	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Crabbs Creek:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4794 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4822 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4954 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5009 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5322 mi
Tide stations nearest to Crabbs Creek:
Closest tide station	Swansea, Australia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Newcastle, Australia	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Gosford, Australia	30 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ettalong, Australia	35 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Stephens, Australia	40 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Crabbs Creek:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	267 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	294 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	299 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	303 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	360 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Crabbs Creek:
Closest city location	Belmont (Australia)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Catherine Hill Bay (Australia)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Rathmines (Australia)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Redhead (Australia)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kahibah (Australia)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Crabbs Creek is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 100 km (62 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Crabbs Creek is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD), also in Australia, 105 km (65 miles) away.
• Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Crabbs Creek and is 236 km (147 miles) away.