Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 31 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)--
Afternoon (31 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (31 Dec)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)13121213131313131212121212121111111110109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13011201121712301276131711621028746616545536560475458359305180188157144159112132
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.01
7:02AM
1.52
7:48PM
1.00
7:58AM
1.59
8:45PM
1.02
8:49AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
0.30
12:14AM
0.33
1:54PM
0.21
1:11AM
0.32
2:50PM
0.13
2:08AM
0.30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise------5:47-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset--8:05-------8:05-------8:05-----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C212120191918192019191919191919192020191920192021
Feels °C (?)202020181817182015151516171717171818181719181919
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