Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
23.2° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
4
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)66911111110101010101010910999999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18715310910422490257027552218217322692721253823132387287624511981193817411480121711251000449
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.86
8:04AM
1.38
8:46PM
0.92
8:42AM
1.44
9:25PM
0.97
9:19AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.19
2:02AM
0.33
3:30PM
0.13
2:46AM
0.31
4:05PM
0.09
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset8:05-------8:04-------8:04-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1121223710136543211---
Temp. °C212121212122222221212121212021212121212121222222
Feels °C (?)191919191819191918181818191920181818192019192020
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