Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)556666688889766599888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)479093525738352422212255342045772725302224158120117111
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
25
SSE
15
ENE
0
ENE
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
20
S
10
SE
5
SSW
5
W
10
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
1.28
11:38AM
1.30
12:07AM
1.29
12:24PM
1.18
12:54AM
1.29
1:16PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.10
5:31AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.16
6:24AM
0.24
6:34PM
0.24
7:24AM
0.29
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:37
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------------231-----
Temp. °C232322212128262524232221212527272424232323242523
Feels °C (?)232425222229252728262424232726242527262626272723
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