Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 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
22.2° 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 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
3
4
2
0
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.9
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)86891010111212111111111212121213131212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30275881102915091177123520332183197320912153200820562092212826122879292524792644251124222081
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
35
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
1.53
8:35AM
1.31
8:50PM
1.58
9:23AM
1.24
9:35PM
1.58
10:13AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
0.15
2:27PM
0.23
3:21AM
0.13
3:08PM
0.27
4:15AM
0.15
3:52PM
0.33
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-21---------------------
Temp. °C221717161516181817171514131618181818171616171919
Feels °C (?)191112131214151313141211101315151515141313141515
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