Bar Beach surf break

Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 19 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 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
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
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121213131212121212121211111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220120532089194424342548250821952160201120941855163714911415121610609559971003890804788788
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
1.47
9:39PM
1.85
10:17AM
1.39
10:28PM
1.84
11:15AM
1.30
11:23PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.35
4:16AM
0.23
3:58PM
0.42
5:14AM
0.28
4:49PM
0.51
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:27-------5:25-------5:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141618171818171615161819201918171719191919181818
Feels °C (?)111314131515141412131415161514141415151616151516
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