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Boat Ramp surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Boat Ramp today?

The current surf forecast for Boat Ramp at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)877788888887997777799111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35139640849158173072154732122816016320220322021912117111478711109896
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
E
15
E
10
E
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.24
3:04PM
1.01
4:13AM
1.27
4:12PM
0.93
5:07AM
1.31
5:25PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
0.58
9:17PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.57
10:05PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.52
10:59PM
0.47
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--5:54-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:06-------8:06-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1751----1------15-
Temp. °C212121202019191717181819202121222221212223232222
Feels °C (?)171717161615161515181921202020222323242523252123
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