Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1373
1288
924
725
671
671
674
645
612
1370
1583
1489
1450
1446
1669
1807
2015
2389
2354
2314
2134
2111
2147
2165
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:06PM1.02m
00:00AM1.48m
1:10PM1.02m
1:01AM1.39m
2:18PM1.06m
2:06AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.49m
7:03AM0.24m
6:39PM0.53m
8:00AM0.28m
7:52PM0.55m
8:55AM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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<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>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
Energy kJ
245
245
194
190
151
148
143
190
294
31
28
47
1450
1446
1807
2015
2389
2354
2314
2134
2111
2147
2165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
17
35
4
8
8
27
24
21
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
9
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1373
1288
924
725
671
671
674
645
612
1370
1583
1489
1669
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
129
199
158
74
164
151
74
163
164
164
191
191
90
163
163
90
90
90
198
198
90
90
90
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
7
5
8
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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