Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 26 Dec 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)--
Afternoon (26 Dec)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (26 Dec)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)11101011101010101010101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1890163912831174996855682600587593687792957111510871070993910752667592521456464
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
1.35
2:12AM
1.12
2:06PM
1.26
3:06AM
1.18
3:05PM
1.18
4:03AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.24
8:02AM
0.48
8:44PM
0.27
9:09AM
0.48
9:32PM
0.31
10:21AM
0.45
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise------5:43-------5:43-------5:45-
Sunset--8:02-------8:02-------8:04-----
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161618181817171819181818171717192020191818171719
Feels °C (?)111013141413141515131415121213141616161516151517
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