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Bar Reef surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 22.7°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.5 °C max: 24.2 °C min: 20.6 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 22.7°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.5 °C max: 24.2 °C min: 20.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
S
1.2
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
0.9
E
0.8
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1211111111111177161677777766777777777776677888888899999996778889119999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11589595858585897138124174179193217295274222263253360408371338268208202152114111104151143157171160167167144120124130249186197162162162135135233285294218144142144164162162164
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
1.24
4:58AM
1.44
5:57PM
1.33
5:42AM
1.45
6:29PM
1.42
6:23AM
1.46
7:00PM
1.51
7:01AM
1.46
7:32PM
1.59
7:40AM
1.45
8:05PM
1.65
8:19AM
1.42
8:38PM
1.69
8:58AM
1.38
9:13PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.52
10:49PM
0.75
11:37AM
0.48
11:40PM
0.67
12:09PM
0.43
12:24AM
0.58
12:39PM
0.39
1:04AM
0.50
1:11PM
0.36
1:43AM
0.44
1:42PM
0.36
2:23AM
0.40
2:14PM
0.38
3:03AM
0.38
2:46PM
0.42
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-5:27-------5:25-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19--
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Rain (mm)
-211-------1-12355444543221---------------------22---------2
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Feels °C (?)211919181715151515171715141414151615161717161616161616171819181818171918181919192119191816171617151313141515161515161616

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