Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.8° 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 6AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
4
3
2
!
1
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.1
SE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
828
788
1417
1196
780
998
956
1085
1249
1163
1099
899
772
719
570
489
419
382
372
337
777
725
663
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:12PM1.75m
11:15AM1.08m
11:08PM1.67m
12:19PM1.05m
00:07AM1.57m
1:26PM1.06m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.01m
4:34PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:35PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
6:45PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
15
17
16
16
15
13
14
14
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
14
10
9
11
13
11
12
11
8
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.3
E
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.2
S
13
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
450
509
533
830
854
353
700
660
711
755
249
244
244
202
198
158
154
148
113
109
145
14
725
663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.6
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
632
551
477
477
416
353
302
296
244
5
5
18
4
16
43
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
30
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.1
SE
10
0.8
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
737
828
788
1417
1196
780
998
956
1085
1249
1163
1099
899
772
719
570
489
419
382
372
337
777
72
117
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
1
1
5
25
25
14
7
1
1
19
72
114
25
25
25
14
14
15
25
108
108
108
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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