Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 16 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Copacobana Point today?

The current surf forecast for Copacobana Point at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
SSE
2.1
SSE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
4
SE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)66911101110101010101010910999999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165166405974226730952551270026462723275923062265274831262281187917411514131211419801048449
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.97
8:08AM
1.53
8:48PM
1.01
8:46AM
1.59
9:26PM
1.05
9:23AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.22
2:11AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.17
2:51AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.13
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1122334446785543332--
Temp. °C212121212122222121202020212120212121202021222222
Feels °C (?)171919181819191818171718191917181818181820201920
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