Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 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
22.8° 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 8AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.6
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
740
785
835
776
694
606
606
606
595
507
498
479
470
394
400
340
340
339
339
284
234
190
151
257
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28AM0.99m
10:22PM1.44m
11:14AM0.95m
11:05PM1.39m
12:06PM0.92m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.25m
3:48PM0.46m
5:19AM0.30m
4:27PM0.51m
6:07AM0.34m
5:13PM0.56m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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5:10
5:09
5:08
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
21
21
19
19
17
15
14
17
19
19
19
18
16
14
13
17
16
15
12
11
18
16
14
16
18
18
16
18
15
13
11
15
18
17
16
15
15
11
9
12
8
6
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
740
785
835
776
694
606
606
606
595
507
498
479
470
394
400
340
340
339
339
284
234
190
151
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.6
NE
4
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
6
5
5
6
7
8
2
25
24
24
22
45
51
41
25
15
12
12
7
6
9
6
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
5
6
9
21
17
15
14
3
14
12
3
3
2
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.7
WSW
3
1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.6
SSW
7
Energy kJ
7
17
9
8
2
7
28
1
2
2
9
31
79
257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
25
27
1
1
0
0
1
27
143
13
13
0
1
7
7
176
222
212
268
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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