Bar Beach surf break

Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.3° 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 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)111212121212121212121213131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101017562260205323142239205318821944180522772548234022312011201118991855163714911415121610221207
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
5:14AM
0.28
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-
Sunset-5:28-------5:27-------5:25------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C181818181614131618181819171616171819201918171718
Feels °C (?)151314151311101415151516141414141515161614131414
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