Bar Beach surf break

Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bar Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)111414131313121212121212121312121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)357425955915160515991501140713841605116011601024136210981012913715627558453399225157
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
N
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.45
2:37PM
1.24
3:28AM
1.49
3:53PM
1.13
4:39AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.36
8:45AM
0.52
8:47PM
0.42
10:06AM
0.51
9:49PM
0.47
11:33AM
0.46
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset8:00-------8:00------7:59-------7:59
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262522212122222221212121212122222120191717222424
Feels °C (?)262619181920201920212120212021212019191717212221
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