Bar Beach surf break

Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 AEDT
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Bar Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bar Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bar Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.2
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
0.5
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)101567781212115111010101010666559910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89113106154899971444056353332311816333524143238201282
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
5
NW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WNW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.31
6:39AM
1.40
6:36PM
1.27
7:14AM
1.48
7:20PM
1.25
7:48AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.60
12:09AM
0.39
12:47PM
0.53
12:43AM
0.38
1:32PM
0.46
1:15AM
0.37
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise------5:43-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-7:30-------7:31-------7:32------
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---1------------------
Temp. °C222321201919192630292825211820232424202019161719
Feels °C (?)192218182019182428282421181417192022181816121416
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