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Bar Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Bar Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bar Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 62 | 58 | 74 | 63 | 112 | 175 | 309 | 89 | 116 | 193 | 428 | 413 | 619 | 134 | 101 | 73 | 54 | 54 | 83 | 229 | 299 | 345 | 416 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:25PM 1.49 | 5:50AM 1.16 | 5:33PM 1.48 | 6:38AM 1.26 | 6:28PM 1.47 | 7:16AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:30PM 0.35 | 11:13AM 0.62 | 12:20AM 0.33 | 12:17PM 0.55 | 12:59AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
Continuing clean conditions at Bar Reef (light winds from the NE at Merewether 1 km from Bar Reef). 0.9m 4s local chop from the ENE with a 0.7m 8s swell from the S and a 0.3m 9s swell from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 56 min ago
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