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Crabbs Creek Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 10 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | |
399 | 351 | 343 | 290 | 324 | 405 | 595 | 584 | 477 | 443 | 452 | 496 | 946 | 866 | 677 | 560 | 540 | 560 | 523 | 320 | 296 | 300 | 163 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.01m | 2:43AM1.23m | 3:59PM1.11m | 3:46AM1.23m | 4:47PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.36m | 8:34PM0.61m | 9:31AM0.35m | 9:40PM0.56m | 10:17AM0.33m | 10:43PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 399 | 351 | 343 | 157 | 182 | 139 | 170 | 584 | 477 | 443 | 452 | 496 | 946 | 866 | 677 | 560 | 202 | 187 | 141 | 320 | 296 | 300 | 163 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | E 12 | E 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 98 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 163 | 103 | 250 | 283 | 267 | 329 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 209 | 199 | 2 | 34 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 10 | E 15 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | S 14 | SSE 14 | N 11 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 2 | 39 | 233 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 239 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 290 | 324 | 405 | 595 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 540 | 560 | 523 | 88 | 80 | 80 | 162 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 22 | 23 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 164 | 68 | 196 | 163 |
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