Blue Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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Blue Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blue Bay sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Blue Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Blue Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (May 08) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Blue Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 08) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 11s period and expected on Friday (May 08) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Fri 8th May)8ft (2.4m) 10s
Best Surf 7AM (Sat 9th May)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful10PM (Fri 8th May)11ft (3.5m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Blue Bay over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
1
4
4
2
3
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
10
0.9
S
15
1.6
SSE
11
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2295
818
792
2451
1786
1295
660
399
415
627
367
551
1096
829
730
234
227
223
285
338
367
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51PM1.35m
1:04PM0.93m
00:44AM1.31m
2:11PM0.96m
1:42AM1.28m
3:12PM1.04m
2:43AM1.27m
4:04PM1.16m
3:43AM1.27m
4:50PM1.29m
4:41AM1.28m
5:33PM1.44m
5:38AM1.29m
6:16PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.37m
6:08PM0.61m
7:53AM0.36m
7:18PM0.63m
8:46AM0.32m
8:35PM0.62m
9:34AM0.27m
9:46PM0.55m
10:19AM0.22m
10:48PM0.45m
11:03AM0.17m
11:45PM0.33m
11:46AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
12
5
5
Temp °C
12
20
19
15
17
18
17
17
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
5
14
12
10
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
0.4
ENE
11
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.6
E
12
1.4
S
9
0.9
S
14
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
1724
818
792
1829
1786
41
660
399
125
103
339
333
268
187
138
167
202
208
125
87
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
92
73
58
59
40
65
99
104
183
367
273
2
2
2
98
61
39
22
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
E
15
0.8
E
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
56
6
25
39
219
2
4
35
21
19
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
0.7
W
4
2.4
SSW
10
3
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
10
1.6
SSE
11
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
Energy kJ
2295
14
1065
2451
1295
415
627
551
1096
829
730
234
227
223
285
338
367
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
112
11
0
11
0
0
11
11
11
124
130
166
166
216
205
366
216
43
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
4
6
7
6
7
8
9
9
5
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Information about the Blue Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Blue Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Blue Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Blue Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Blue Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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