Boat Ramp surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 Aug 2025 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Boat Ramp today?

The current surf forecast for Boat Ramp at 9PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
E
1.8
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101099981010101010101099111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)25182294249327099778127075585195797991136113699187575971378926142470777662589590
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
1.58
9:26AM
1.31
9:28PM
1.48
10:00AM
1.34
10:03PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.26
3:21AM
0.12
3:17PM
0.27
3:50AM
0.16
3:58PM
0.31
4:19AM
0.22
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:18-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:30------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161716151413131416161616141413151920181715141821
Feels °C (?)11131212109101214151515131311121617151512101315
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Boat Ramp (light winds from the W at Norah Head Automatic Weather Station 3 km from Boat Ramp). 3.3m 10s swell from the S with a 1.3m 10s swell, also from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 50 min ago

6 km/h
W
Clean
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