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Birdie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Birdie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Birdie Beach sea temperature is
23.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Birdie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Birdie Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Birdie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
0.6
S
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)7978887108988555691056610107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111108131163168168159678960111153497587602639108222245181820
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
1.30
5:26PM
0.88
5:57AM
1.35
6:30PM
0.89
6:44AM
1.41
7:23PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
0.50
10:59PM
0.47
12:56PM
0.43
11:53PM
0.46
1:42PM
0.36
12:43AM
0.44
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:06-------8:05---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--1122-4---
Temp. °C212223232221212122222322212121212122232321212120
Feels °C (?)222222222120212122222120192021212123222018212221
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