Surf-Forecast | Blue Bay Surf Guide

Lat Long: 33.36° S 151.50° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blue Bay sea temperature is

20.5°C

Blue Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Blue Bay Surf Guide

Blue Bay in Newcastle is a fairly exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf Offshore winds are from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the reef tend to peel to the right. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of - Urchins - Rocks - Localism - Sharks.

Blue Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Blue Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Blue Bay occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Blue Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Blue Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in June while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

46%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Blue Bay Location Map

Interactive Blue Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Blue Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 15:55 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 02
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Period (s)	7	4	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Blue Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Long Jetty, 2 km from Blue Bay.

Next High Water: 04:30am | 1.11m

Next Low Water: 10:06pm | 0.2m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Blue Bay Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.5 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite