Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 1AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)91010101212121211111112121298910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68283665350980076569058355354656660763663657565810171170910818851643552414
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
1.08
4:16PM
0.72
4:20AM
1.10
5:40PM
0.77
5:22AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.49
10:32AM
0.44
9:25PM
0.52
11:34AM
0.39
10:35PM
0.51
12:22PM
0.32
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:14-------7:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322222324232221212020202021202020202120212121
Feels °C (?)232321202122211918191818181817151415171817181919
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