Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 05 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Copacobana Point today?

The current surf forecast for Copacobana Point at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (05 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)8888888888779109999999566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31313234343223212020191915161528272625252847115118
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
0
NNW
0
NW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.80
11:10PM
1.15
11:04AM
1.72
11:58PM
1.15
11:49AM
1.59
12:46AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
-0.03
4:36AM
0.29
5:53PM
0.02
5:27AM
0.34
6:35PM
0.10
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202222222121201920212222212121202123242423232221
Feels °C (?)212121222222221921222121212224232524232221222221
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