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Newcasle Harbour  Jake Sylvester 2, Newcastle -The Harbour

12:00 am 1 Jan 2011

Newcastle Surf Babe, Newcastle Beach

5:19 am 11 Sep 2010

Moonee ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.5
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 4.5
Wind and kite surfing: 5.0
Crowds: 4.5

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Moonee Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New South Wales – Newcastle, Australia)

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Name: Moonee
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: NW

Moonee in Newcastle is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast.. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of urchins, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Moonee Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Visitor Reviews of Moonee


Sam from AUSTRALIA writes:

Moonee isn't a reef break it's a beach break. Ghosties is the reef break over the headland at the south end of Moonee.

2010-12-02

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Moonee:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Caherine Hill Bay 1 mi
Second closest break Frazer Park 1 mi
Third closest break Caves Beach 6 mi
Fourth closest break Frenchmans Reef 6 mi
Fifth closest break Swansea Beach 6 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Moonee:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4799 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4827 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4959 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5015 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5327 mi

Tide stations nearest to Moonee:

Closest tide station Swansea, Australia 6 mi
Second closest tide station Newcastle, Australia 19 mi
Third closest tide station Gosford, Australia 24 mi
Fourth closest tide station Ettalong, Australia 29 mi
Fifth closest tide station Little Patonga, Australia 35 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Moonee:

Closest ski area Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) 262 mi
Second closest ski area Perisher (Australia) 289 mi
Third closest ski area Charlotte Pass (Australia) 293 mi
Fourth closest ski area Thredbo (Australia) 298 mi
Fifth closest ski area Falls Creek (Australia) 356 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Moonee:

Closest city location Catherine Hill Bay (Australia) 1 mi
Second closest city location Budgewoi (Australia) 6 mi
Third closest city location Gorokan (Australia) 9 mi
Fourth closest city location Belmont (Australia) 10 mi
Fifth closest city location Dora Creek (Australia) 10 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Moonee is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 93 km (58 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Moonee is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD), also in Australia, 96 km (60 miles) away.
  • Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 103 km (64 miles) away.
  • Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 130 km (81 miles) away.
  • Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Moonee and is 244 km (152 miles) away.
Moonee break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Moonee, New South Wales - Newcastle. Use the tab navigation above to view Moonee sea temperature, Moonee photographs, Moonee detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Moonee webcams, current wind from New South Wales - Newcastle live weather stations and Moonee tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Moonee.