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Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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 1PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
1247 | 724 | 708 | 827 | 790 | 516 | 600 | 690 | 721 | 920 | 978 | 896 | 816 | 754 | 769 | 680 | 681 | 893 | 1261 | 1320 | 1224 | 1283 | 1283 | 934 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.15m | 9:21PM1.67m | 10:09AM1.09m | 10:11PM1.63m | 11:06AM1.05m | 11:04PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.33m | 4:13AM0.13m | 3:37PM0.38m | 5:09AM0.16m | 4:31PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
808 | 724 | 708 | 647 | 573 | 516 | 600 | 690 | 721 | 920 | 978 | 896 | 816 | 754 | 769 | 680 | 610 | 530 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 290 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
1247 | — | — | 827 | 790 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 43 | 255 | 422 | 616 | 681 | 893 | 1261 | 1320 | 1224 | 1283 | 1283 | 934 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 129 | 74 | 74 | 22 | 13 | 22 |
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