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Bar Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bar Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 79 | 83 | 96 | 107 | 104 | 136 | 130 | 130 | 182 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 225 | 280 | 243 | 311 | 311 | 373 | 347 | 342 | 342 | 423 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:33AM 1.45 | 2:54PM 1.07 | 2:35AM 1.44 | 4:03PM 1.13 | 3:37AM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:48PM 0.78 | 8:47AM 0.60 | 8:00PM 0.82 | 9:47AM 0.56 | 9:14PM 0.79 | 10:36AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
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