Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 14 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
22.9° 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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.5
S
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)8105556666677888886899888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11846618710610412486104233353658601519250181128156309417306297266313
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
15
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
0.90
6:44AM
1.41
7:24PM
0.93
7:27AM
1.47
8:08PM
0.97
8:08AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.36
12:43AM
0.45
2:22PM
0.29
1:29AM
0.41
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:06-----
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1-2---1261-1------1--2
Temp. °C232321202021222223232121212020232323222222222223
Feels °C (?)212120191921222122211819212222232223192121222223
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