Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)877788888887997777799111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35139640849158173072154732122816016320220322021912117111478711109896
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglassglassononcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.13
3:06PM
0.95
4:13AM
1.14
4:06PM
0.86
5:08AM
1.17
5:16PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.51
9:23PM
0.35
10:42AM
0.51
10:06PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.48
10:52PM
0.40
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--5:54-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:05-------8:05-
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
------2692------------41
Temp. °C212121202020191817181819202222212121212324242222
Feels °C (?)181718161616161615181920202222212224242625252323
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