Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131314141413131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165183229210201249195195195178222277273280401474545513495495503507711764
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
1.15
2:47PM
0.81
2:26AM
1.15
3:58PM
0.88
3:31AM
1.18
4:50PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.41
7:54PM
0.60
9:37AM
0.38
9:06PM
0.58
10:26AM
0.34
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:09-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:37-------5:35--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121252928272724222122242321171513121720221916
Feels °C (?)2020192527262625232221202121191110861013161210
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