Copacobana Point surf break

Copacobana Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 15 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 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
SSE
2
S
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)66666677788888811811101110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)776971921403023845434654412321911961591352025551207157518091837169715091552
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
1.41
7:24PM
0.93
7:27AM
1.47
8:08PM
0.97
8:08AM
1.53
8:48PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.36
12:43AM
0.45
2:22PM
0.29
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.22
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------6:00-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:06-------8:06-
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1--1--32-1-1---211245767
Temp. °C212122222424212121202022242321222221222222222121
Feels °C (?)212123212222192021221919201918202120202020191817
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