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Bar Reef surf break

Bar Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Bar Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bar Reef sea temperature is
22.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1
ESE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)88889999998881111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)792702490449421390334326334268266211196247615821973906890890890873770726
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
1.77
10:09PM
1.26
10:01AM
1.78
10:46PM
1.30
10:39AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.47
4:10PM
0.20
3:36AM
0.44
4:45PM
0.18
4:17AM
0.43
5:19PM
0.18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:01-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:02-------8:02-------8:01-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1211---1----------------
Temp. °C202021222222212121212121222221202019192121212019
Feels °C (?)181820202020202020201918201919191917171818201919
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