Blue Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 am 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 1.1°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 Thursday (May 07) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. 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 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 09) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 9s period and expected on Thursday (May 07) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Thu 7th May)4.5ft (1.3m) 10s
Best Surf 1AM (Fri 8th May)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 4AM (Sat 9th May)10ft (3.0m) 11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
4
4
2
4
4
2
3
2
0
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.1
S
16
1.7
S
11
2.1
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
196
1650
1419
980
1456
1786
1701
701
367
304
524
627
674
1430
831
862
814
572
286
299
Wind (km/h)
25
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:03PM0.93m
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
Low Tide
5:11PM0.56m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
Temp °C
17
16
12
19
19
15
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
11
7
5
14
12
11
14
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
0.7
E
10
2.4
S
11
1.9
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
0.7
E
12
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
15
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.5
E
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
284
196
92
1419
701
1456
1786
1320
701
367
304
134
605
674
202
138
136
64
572
286
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.1
S
17
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.5
E
15
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
13
6
71
58
59
61
62
64
98
139
104
277
273
256
48
45
38
37
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
11
4
2
2
2
21
2
3
2
31
50
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
1.4
SSW
6
3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
11
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
11
2.1
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
0.9
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
5
127
1650
980
1701
524
627
646
1430
831
862
814
53
210
299
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
238
0
0
11
0
0
11
0
0
11
11
11
130
130
238
166
162
166
420
216
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
8
6
5
6
5
8
6
5
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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