Nobbys Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Surf Break: Nobbys Reef

Nobbys Reef in Newcastle is an exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf Offshore winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. There are left and right breaking reefs. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Nobbys Reef 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 Nobbys Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cowrie Hole	0 mi
Second closest break	Flat Rock	1 mi
Third closest break	Newcastle Beach	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Newcastle - Stratts Spit	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Newcastle -The Harbour	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Nobbys Reef:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4780 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4809 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4940 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4996 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5308 mi
Tide stations nearest to Nobbys Reef:
Closest tide station	Newcastle, Australia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Swansea, Australia	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Port Stephens, Australia	27 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Broughton Island, Australia	38 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Gosford, Australia	44 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Nobbys Reef:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	281 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	308 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	312 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	317 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	374 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Nobbys Reef:
Closest city location	Newcastle (Australia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kahibah (Australia)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Lambton (Australia)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Kotara (Australia)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	New Lambton (Australia)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Nobbys Reef is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 121 km (75 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Nobbys Reef is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD), also in Australia, 127 km (79 miles) away.
• Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 161 km (100 miles) away.
• Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Nobbys Reef and is 224 km (139 miles) away.