Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Mar 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
23.8° 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 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)95677777777888999999991012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3737137107130131131128152134155192202246264276318326326363372397492843
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
1.43
12:12PM
1.09
12:30AM
1.40
1:10PM
0.97
1:28AM
1.35
2:22PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.20
6:02PM
0.32
7:18AM
0.26
6:52PM
0.39
8:30AM
0.31
7:56PM
0.46
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:00-------7:00-------6:59--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21111-1-----------------
Temp. °C212020212223222222212123232322212020192123232221
Feels °C (?)212222222222222122212222222222222222202324232322
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