Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 18 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
23.0° 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 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (19 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (19 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)1067777776777777786577884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52187180155105818110888968686777968707222147596989859
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
W
5
E
20
E
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
20
S
15
S
5
E
20
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
onoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
0.94
8:33AM
1.45
9:08PM
0.95
9:08AM
1.48
9:49PM
0.96
9:45AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.37
3:22PM
0.26
2:26AM
0.37
3:59PM
0.21
3:06AM
0.37
4:37PM
0.17
Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset--------8:00-------8:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262524232732282629282524232323242423222122283028
Feels °C (?)232324212732272630272524222325242625252224303128
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