Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)--
Afternoon (24 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (24 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)66698881011109999991011111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202156115322346361321210332278261203172141133133141149149143141141135130
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
30
NNE
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
0
ENE
10
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
1.44
12:16AM
0.95
12:02PM
1.41
1:06AM
0.96
12:48PM
1.38
1:59AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
0.26
5:29AM
0.51
7:06PM
0.27
6:21AM
0.55
7:53PM
0.29
7:21AM
0.58
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:39-------7:40-------7:42------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------4-------2------
Temp. °C212019191818192326232425242324303324242322212227
Feels °C (?)171718191919182223212122212122273019212222242328
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