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Bar Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 May 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
21.5° 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 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Hourly12 Days
Newcastle Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
S
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1111101099999986668888899999910101010101010101010101010101010101010101096777777771191010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)894792647445375238186157158189211140121135217241247331381419646461408427392356356363371379327327333290284284234234230190190190154154154148142130180225227273244227217159163858890
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
0
NW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassoncross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.54
6:31AM
1.35
7:00PM
1.62
7:11AM
1.34
7:34PM
1.68
7:51AM
1.32
8:09PM
1.73
8:33AM
1.30
8:44PM
1.75
9:16AM
1.27
9:21PM
1.75
10:01AM
1.23
10:00PM
1.74
10:49AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.45
12:41AM
0.53
12:30PM
0.43
1:22AM
0.47
1:03PM
0.42
2:02AM
0.43
1:36PM
0.43
2:43AM
0.40
2:11PM
0.47
3:25AM
0.39
2:47PM
0.52
4:08AM
0.39
3:24PM
0.58
4:53AM
0.41
4:04PM
0.65
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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Rain (mm)
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