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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 9 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Bar Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 848 | 843 | 1010 | 1165 | 1589 | 1882 | 1984 | 2124 | 1882 | 1745 | 1774 | 1805 | 2239 | 2469 | 2469 | 2231 | 2195 | 2094 | 1981 | 1886 | 1665 | 1913 | 1415 | 1216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35AM 1.53 | 8:52PM 1.82 | 9:24AM 1.47 | 9:39PM 1.85 | 10:17AM 1.39 | 10:28PM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 0.30 | 3:22AM 0.21 | 3:13PM 0.35 | 4:16AM 0.23 | 3:58PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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