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Bar Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° 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 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | |
1275 | 1129 | 1129 | 1223 | 1352 | 1347 | 1714 | 1343 | 1183 | 1131 | 766 | 615 | 554 | 554 | 568 | 574 | 555 | 572 | 848 | 1538 | 1359 | 1187 | 709 | 1436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.30m | 11:12PM1.85m | 12:16PM1.27m | 00:10AM1.76m | 1:21PM1.27m | 1:11AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.55m | 6:10AM0.28m | 5:41PM0.62m | 7:09AM0.33m | 6:49PM0.67m | 8:07AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 910 | 796 | 796 | 813 | 922 | 922 | 1189 | 200 | 200 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 118 | 113 | 87 | 88 | 131 | 198 | 29 | 1278 | 1359 | 1187 | 657 | 1436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 12 | S 11 | E 12 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 302 | 249 | 254 | 249 | 202 | 204 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | — | 12 | 22 | 193 | — | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1275 | 1129 | 1129 | 1223 | 1352 | 1347 | 1714 | 1343 | 1183 | 1131 | 766 | 615 | 554 | 554 | 568 | 574 | 555 | 572 | 848 | 1538 | — | — | 709 | 516 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 109 | 109 | 184 | 94 | 94 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 137 | 184 | 184 | 199 | 183 | 183 | 42 | 42 | 110 |
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