Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Copacobana Point today?

The current surf forecast for Copacobana Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
SSW
0.3
S
0.6
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)7788888888885111177888711109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)423236631041048863713840295255133251195167154948891119118
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
15
SE
0
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
20
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.43
5:01AM
1.00
4:55PM
1.46
5:54AM
1.08
5:49PM
1.49
6:36AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.26
10:22AM
0.48
11:49PM
0.21
11:24AM
0.41
12:31AM
0.17
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise------5:52-------5:50-------5:48-
Sunset-5:45-------5:45-------5:46------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262522212020192222201816141312151717171514131317
Feels °C (?)2220181819181620211617131088121516141112111114
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Copacobana Point (light winds from the NE at Gosford Automatic Weather Station 10 km from Copacobana Point). 0.2m 7s swell from the NE with a 0.1m 8s swell from the SSE and a 0.1m 12s groundswell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 33 min ago

11 km/h
NE
Cross-Shore
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