Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 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
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 7PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1134
1040
834
770
870
828
822
1270
1290
912
836
1177
783
1229
1124
985
930
866
792
623
489
587
430
430
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:12PM1.75m
11:15AM1.08m
11:08PM1.67m
12:19PM1.05m
00:07AM1.57m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.01m
4:34PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:35PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
15
16
16
17
18
15
12
14
14
12
10
11
12
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
11
13
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
1134
1040
834
770
501
567
521
866
964
353
353
830
783
755
239
234
194
194
194
154
489
463
137
137
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
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
632
551
477
477
416
296
296
244
151
145
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
1.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
0.4
SW
3
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
35
248
870
828
822
1270
1290
912
836
1177
2
1229
1124
985
930
866
792
623
587
430
430
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
25
25
14
1
1
1
1
72
72
114
108
25
14
27
96
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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