Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 28 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
23.3° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010101010101010101010101065666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4063571851571251251221221221221371209696967663636170618611573
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.98
5:44AM
1.54
6:34PM
1.00
6:45AM
1.63
7:37PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.34
10:54PM
0.37
12:43PM
0.23
12:01AM
0.36
1:42PM
0.13
1:02AM
0.32
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------
Sunset----8:00-------8:00-------8:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182023232222212122232323222121202123242323232221
Feels °C (?)171821212123232324232323232223222424232122222322
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