Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.7° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
S
8
2
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
432
410
394
400
340
410
339
290
240
194
154
219
725
1626
1708
1465
1075
824
643
786
689
875
898
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM0.95m
11:05PM1.39m
12:06PM0.92m
11:52PM1.33m
1:07PM0.92m
00:46AM1.29m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.30m
4:27PM0.51m
6:07AM0.34m
5:13PM0.56m
7:00AM0.36m
6:11PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
14
17
19
19
19
18
15
13
12
17
16
16
14
12
10
8
8
13
19
20
16
14
13
12
12
16
17
17
16
16
14
9
8
11
6
7
6
4
4
3
3
7
14
15
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
S
8
2
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
Energy kJ
505
432
410
394
400
340
410
339
290
240
194
154
219
725
1626
1708
1465
1075
824
643
557
689
875
898
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
19
61
65
40
37
22
14
7
6
5
10
9
120
90
90
68
70
50
53
57
56
56
56
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
27
21
17
15
14
14
13
12
3
3
6
2
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.6
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
2
S
10
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
10
39
2
3
5
43
80
30
32
16
5
786
16
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
27
66
65
13
0
7
0
7
142
128
222
19
1
0
0
7
1
1
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
4
6
6
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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