Bar Beach surf break

Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 08 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bar Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
1.3
S
2.4
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)88788861491011101010101099999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63801772211449455702581124198512651020914799627517442326276227189154127
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
30
NNW
20
NE
10
WNW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
1.24
11:41AM
1.80
12:38AM
1.17
12:37PM
1.71
1:45AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.14
5:07AM
0.42
6:37PM
0.21
6:01AM
0.52
7:39PM
0.28
7:03AM
0.62
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Sunrise------5:47-------5:47-------5:46-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:25------
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C292123212017161817171717171617181919181716141623
Feels °C (?)281722211813111312121314151517171515131315121419
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