Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 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
22.3° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
1
!
!
!
!
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)10999998888868910101112121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26613499979771664746312927483212521732204723312043297334043347312421962276
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
1.46
7:49AM
1.36
8:08PM
1.53
8:35AM
1.31
8:50PM
1.58
9:23AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
0.20
1:41AM
0.19
1:48PM
0.20
2:30AM
0.15
2:27PM
0.23
3:21AM
0.13
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-5:30-------5:29-------5:28------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C242422212018172326252318171614161717181715141316
Feels °C (?)22202018161413192522211213121113131113131111912
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