Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 14 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
23.3° 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 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
S
0.8
E
0.5
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)998999914191816161515141461112612121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318275221115112991021035996066435924533432602461955665137100716761
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.86
6:16AM
1.22
7:12PM
0.96
7:03AM
1.31
7:48PM
1.08
7:46AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.47
1:02PM
0.25
12:35AM
0.40
1:38PM
0.18
1:24AM
0.31
2:14PM
0.13
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:12-------7:10-------7:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212119181820222221201917172123232221202020263028
Feels °C (?)191918181820201918181816172121212019192020253028
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