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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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crabbs Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
36 | 40 | 55 | 48 | 85 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 104 | 121 | 121 | 131 | 134 | 161 | 186 | 192 | 163 | 131 | 133 | 127 | 127 | 133 | 130 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.34m | 6:36AM1.27m | 7:02PM1.42m | 7:18AM1.24m | 7:38PM1.48m | 7:59AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.32m | 12:38PM0.26m | 1:18AM0.27m | 1:13PM0.26m | 2:02AM0.24m | 1:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
36 | 40 | 55 | 32 | 85 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 104 | 121 | 5 | 131 | 134 | 39 | 58 | 54 | 163 | 131 | 133 | 127 | 127 | 133 | 130 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 20 | — | S 18 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 121 | — | — | 161 | 186 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 150 | 96 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 10 | 96 | 96 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 69 |
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