Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 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
23.7° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)77777774566661099910566999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11091747274726955135209115876046555150588610297156152194
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NE
5
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.05
8:55AM
1.45
9:33PM
1.13
9:35AM
1.47
10:09PM
1.20
10:15AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
0.25
3:30PM
0.06
3:13AM
0.20
4:04PM
0.05
3:57AM
0.18
4:40PM
0.06
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:30-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:43-------7:42-------7:40
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222120201922232322212020223133322423222222222323
Feels °C (?)212120222023212018202120213032322323222324232422
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