Crabbs Creek Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 21.1° 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: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 May)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (13 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (13 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 12		Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Friday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	188	209	214	220	215	221	233	268	269	241	214	241	195	163	131	111	111	127	107	114	114	121	105	105
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	WSW	SW	SW	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide	4:47PM1.23m				4:47AM1.25m				5:32PM1.35m				5:45AM1.26m				6:17PM1.47m				6:39AM1.25m
Low Tide			10:43PM0.48m				11:02AM0.31m				11:41PM0.38m				11:47AM0.29m				00:37AM0.29m				12:30PM0.28m


	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	1	1	1	—	1	2	2	3	2	1	—	1	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	18	19	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	19
Feels °C	15	15	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	17	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	19	16	16	16	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	164	127	127	130	130	127	96	96	96	94	122	92	90	101	131	111	111	127	107	114	114	121	105	105
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 12	E 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	100	100	68	65	60	59	38	38	37	21	21	21	28	20	79	79	79	59	60	58	61	42	59	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	S 26	S 25	S 24	S 23	S 21	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	E 11	S 13	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ENE 9
kJ	2	13	12	11	41	35	60	54	49	45	42	36	9	28	9	9	9	9	8	8	2	15	25	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	WSW 3	—
kJ	188	209	214	220	215	221	233	268	269	241	214	241	195	163	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Crabbs Creek NSW - Newcastle	Crabbs Creek NSW - Newcastle	Crabbs Creek NSW - Newcastle	Crabbs Creek NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	129	147	196	129	129	263	263	263	249	249	249	74	74	249	249	74	22	23	0	0	0	0	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle																	JD Reef	Umina Point	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters	Crackneck	JD Reef	JD Reef
Rating (10 max)																	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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