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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 am Thursday 28 Aug 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bar Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 308 | 333 | 372 | 394 | 447 | 337 | 292 | 272 | 215 | 216 | 161 | 157 | 115 | 132 | 102 | 88 | 75 | 73 | 261 | 975 | 2086 | 10315 | 8298 | 2813 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25AM 1.39 | 11:24PM 1.20 | 12:04PM 1.36 | 12:05AM 1.09 | 12:50PM 1.34 | 12:58AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:01AM 0.34 | 5:37PM 0.50 | 5:31AM 0.42 | 6:27PM 0.57 | 6:05AM 0.50 | 7:29PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
Offshore wind has become cross-off at Bar Reef (light winds from the WNW at Maryville 4 km from Bar Reef). 1.0m 11s groundswell from the E with a 0.7m 8s swell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 52 min ago
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