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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 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 4AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bar Reef. (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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2236 | 2053 | 1853 | 1605 | 1475 | 1170 | 1386 | 1154 | 1110 | 1256 | 1147 | 1019 | 1244 | 1082 | 1146 | 1089 | 1130 | 1280 | 1193 | 972 | 844 | 778 | 725 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:28PM 1.84 | 11:15AM 1.30 | 11:23PM 1.79 | 12:20PM 1.23 | 12:24AM 1.73 | 1:33PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:14AM 0.28 | 4:49PM 0.51 | 6:17AM 0.34 | 5:48PM 0.61 | 7:26AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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