Crabbs Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Newcastle, Australia)

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Crabbs Creek Surf Guide

Crabbs Creek in Newcastle is an exposed reef break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Left and better right hand reef breaks.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips, rocks and sharks.

Crabbs Creek Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	23.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Crabbs Creek:

The best conditions reported for surf at Crabbs Creek occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Crabbs Creek (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Crabbs Creek with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in July while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 28% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

28%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Crabbs Creek Location Map

Interactive Crabbs Creek surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Crabbs Creek is Newcastle Airport (NTL) in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Crabbs Creek is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 100 km (62 miles) away.

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Crabbs Creek Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 10:49 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 07
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

What does Crabbs Creek look like?

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Tides at Crabbs Creek

Current tide and informaton

For Swansea, Australia, 1 km from Crabbs Creek.

Next High Water: 10:47pm | 1.06m

Next Low Water: 04:45pm | 0.09m

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Crabbs Creek Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 23.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.9 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite