Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 May 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
21.0° 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 5PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
627
627
707
715
783
794
794
726
646
572
586
608
566
484
461
567
1015
1145
1005
961
1038
865
1051
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
N
10
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM1.20m
8:33PM1.67m
9:16AM1.15m
9:21PM1.67m
10:09AM1.09m
10:11PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.30m
3:19AM0.13m
2:47PM0.33m
4:13AM0.13m
3:37PM0.38m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
17
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
15
17
20
20
20
19
17
18
16
17
20
20
20
17
18
17
16
17
17
15
14
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
660
627
627
707
715
783
794
794
726
646
572
586
608
566
484
461
567
1015
1145
1005
961
1038
865
769
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
1
5
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
8
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
880
787
4
7
17
95
637
1051
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
2
2
10
59
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
129
68
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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