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Crabbs Creek Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.9° 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 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
109 | 109 | 104 | 121 | 121 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 137 | 133 | 127 | 118 | 115 | 142 | 183 | 178 | 187 | 163 | 159 | 177 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.42m | 7:18AM1.24m | 7:38PM1.48m | 7:59AM1.20m | 8:14PM1.51m | 8:38AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.26m | 1:18AM0.27m | 1:13PM0.26m | 2:02AM0.24m | 1:47PM0.27m | 2:45AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 109 | 109 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 131 | 134 | 39 | 59 | 31 | 23 | 137 | 133 | 127 | 118 | 115 | 142 | 183 | 10 | 187 | 163 | 159 | 177 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 20 | — | S 18 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 5 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 121 | 121 | — | — | 134 | 167 | 163 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 99 | 158 | 96 | 96 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 69 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
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