Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 09 May 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crabbs Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Crabbs Creek at 4PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1227
1302
1320
1048
855
673
568
471
399
351
343
297
368
412
683
584
477
394
432
531
511
777
711
592
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:06PM0.94m
1:41AM1.23m
3:05PM1.01m
2:43AM1.23m
3:59PM1.11m
3:46AM1.23m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.36m
7:25PM0.63m
8:43AM0.36m
8:34PM0.61m
9:31AM0.35m
9:40PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
18
18
18
17
16
14
14
16
18
19
19
19
19
17
18
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
10
13
15
15
17
16
14
12
12
14
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
18
18
17
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.6
S
11
0.8
E
13
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
SSE
11
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.7
SSE
12
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
1227
1302
1320
1048
855
673
568
471
399
351
343
297
139
139
103
584
225
394
432
392
273
273
711
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
S
11
0.3
S
18
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
E
14
0.8
S
15
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.7
S
14
0.1
N
9
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
59
40
40
62
63
63
64
65
66
98
103
125
54
163
170
250
279
219
273
273
175
2
268
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
18
0.6
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
10
0.3
E
15
0.7
S
15
0.1
N
10
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
64
57
53
57
6
2
2
25
103
5
2
39
233
2
205
199
183
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
368
412
683
477
531
511
777
592
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
13
44
13
0
0
0
0
0
13
23
23
23
13
13
13
13
13
23
59
59
59
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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