Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Copacobana Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Copacobana Point sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Copacobana Point today?

The current surf forecast for Copacobana Point at 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Copacobana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
0.6
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)7788888777966777771091010108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35245655562962935526323710485162141200208187176150849856969467138
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
1.00
4:13AM
1.26
4:16PM
0.92
5:06AM
1.30
5:27PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.57
9:18PM
0.40
10:52AM
0.55
10:07PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.50
11:00PM
0.47
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----261--1111-----------
Temp. °C212020191817192020192021212120202022242423232322
Feels °C (?)181616151515181919192021212322232224242524212422
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