Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)81010999999151414141413131313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1269089831098110817179121165183229210201198246195178178225277218407
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
1.18
1:30PM
0.79
1:24AM
1.15
2:47PM
0.81
2:26AM
1.15
3:58PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.52
7:42AM
0.42
6:45PM
0.57
8:41AM
0.41
7:54PM
0.60
9:37AM
0.38
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221201922242422212020212732312926252321222321
Feels °C (?)232523222023232221212019192529282723242219192018
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