Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 4AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
S
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)9991010101099989999141918161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14111291893106690071153938031827519411511299102103599733643600453343260249
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.77
5:22AM
1.15
6:32PM
0.86
6:16AM
1.22
7:12PM
0.96
7:03AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.51
12:22PM
0.32
11:39PM
0.47
1:02PM
0.25
12:35AM
0.40
1:38PM
0.18
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:12-------7:10
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120202021212120201918172021222120191717202323
Feels °C (?)151616171818191918181818172019191818181717202221
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