Boat Ramp surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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Boat Ramp surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boat Ramp sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Boat Ramp today?

The current surf forecast for Boat Ramp at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Boat Ramp. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1313141414141514141412111111111010101010991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50359575390210301163124611961045906969920769769915865816694535398332287266271
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
5:35PM
1.19
5:25AM
1.38
6:14PM
1.32
6:12AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.55
11:18AM
0.25
11:19PM
0.45
11:56AM
0.17
12:09AM
0.34
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-
Sunset-5:36-------5:34-------5:32------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202219161413121517181818161514171919201917161519
Feels °C (?)141613109881114161617131111151717181817151317
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