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Copacobana Point Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 04 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Copacobana Point today?
The current surf forecast for Copacobana Point at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Copacobana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
697 | 711 | 711 | 740 | 740 | 770 | 831 | 776 | 694 | 617 | 606 | 606 | 595 | 507 | 498 | 432 | 410 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 410 | 339 | 339 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.49m | 10:28AM0.99m | 10:22PM1.44m | 11:14AM0.95m | 11:05PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.25m | 3:48PM0.46m | 5:19AM0.30m | 4:27PM0.51m | 6:07AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 697 | 711 | 711 | 740 | 740 | 770 | 831 | 776 | 694 | 617 | 606 | 606 | 595 | 507 | 498 | 432 | 410 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 410 | 339 | 339 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 65 | 69 | 58 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | W 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 22 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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