Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.5° 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 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.6
SE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121313121212121212121111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)374036012725260425012380292529722925264423932233227120131809168914591277113410601020940456815
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.24
9:35PM
1.58
10:13AM
1.14
10:22PM
1.56
11:08AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
0.13
3:08PM
0.27
4:15AM
0.15
3:52PM
0.33
5:13AM
0.19
4:41PM
0.40
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:16-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:27-------5:25-------5:24--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161413161817171817151517191919191817171819191918
Feels °C (?)121110121513141514121214161515151413131415151615
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