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Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
20.9° 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: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | |
2128 | 2092 | 1901 | 1835 | 1673 | 1695 | 1595 | 1652 | 1520 | 1420 | 1444 | 1469 | 1776 | 1602 | 2104 | 1934 | 2139 | 2322 | 2518 | 1952 | 2773 | 2246 | 2120 | 1676 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.23m | 4:19PM1.21m | 4:18AM1.18m | 5:08PM1.30m | 5:16AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.54m | 9:46AM0.33m | 10:17PM0.50m | 10:32AM0.34m | 11:20PM0.44m | 11:14AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
2128 | 2092 | 1901 | 1835 | 1673 | 1695 | 1595 | 1652 | 1520 | 1420 | 1444 | 1469 | 1469 | 1602 | 1602 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 2139 | 1952 | 2017 | 1866 | 1777 | 1676 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 40 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1776 | — | 2104 | 1934 | 2139 | 2322 | 2518 | — | 2773 | 2246 | 2120 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 37 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 203 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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