Bar Beach surf break

Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 22 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bar Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111110101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22422220520519119118918518213813312812812596961231239492929090244
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
1.71
10:47PM
1.16
10:45AM
1.69
11:33PM
1.13
11:24AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.44
4:55PM
0.31
4:09AM
0.50
5:38PM
0.32
4:47AM
0.56
6:22PM
0.34
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:38--
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--111----21--1----------
Temp. °C191920202020202020191921232221212019192020202019
Feels °C (?)181819201919202122212122232222232018181918192018
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