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Crabbs Creek Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Crabbs Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crabbs Creek sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
240 | 196 | 306 | 880 | 2250 | 1671 | 1183 | 917 | 1164 | 1108 | 1749 | 3185 | 2653 | 2137 | 1940 | 2604 | 2041 | 1701 | 1377 | 855 | 673 | 502 | 417 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:11PM0.89m | 11:55PM1.29m | 1:06PM0.90m | 00:44AM1.26m | 2:06PM0.94m | 1:41AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.57m | 7:05AM0.36m | 6:19PM0.61m | 7:54AM0.36m | 7:25PM0.63m | 8:43AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 240 | 196 | 151 | 120 | 1700 | 1671 | 1183 | 917 | 976 | 745 | 1254 | 1998 | 1826 | 1546 | 1354 | 1786 | 1512 | 1320 | 1015 | 855 | 673 | 502 | 417 | 351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 94 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 128 | 306 | 880 | 2250 | — | 22 | 13 | 1164 | 1108 | 1749 | 3185 | 2653 | 2137 | 1940 | 2604 | 2041 | 1701 | 1377 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 163 | 145 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 109 | 44 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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