Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.5° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (24 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1.5
ENE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
0.4
S
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.8
S
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)776677756686667777778677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)615152637667371332022092013211310499102129180144121110255340456
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
1.27
2:21PM
0.91
2:57AM
1.26
3:46PM
0.83
4:15AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.31
8:35AM
0.33
8:14PM
0.38
9:58AM
0.34
9:22PM
0.42
11:25AM
0.30
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:34-------7:32
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------4343444
Temp. °C252423232225252524232221202425242423232222222323
Feels °C (?)282726262425242322222322212526262726252222212221
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