Crabbs Creek surf break

Crabbs Creek surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 01 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crabbs Creek this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Crabbs Creek in the next 12 days are 2.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 04) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Mar 06) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8PM (Wed 4th Mar)8ft (2.4m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crabbs Creek over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)898977867777778889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131103212311413247207114199320299193229310266346424300249266337
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
15
NNE
10
NE
35
ENE
15
NNE
10
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.08
8:24AM
1.49
9:00PM
1.17
9:08AM
1.48
9:38PM
1.25
9:49AM
1.44
10:16PM
1.29
10:28AM
1.36
10:53PM
1.31
11:06AM
1.26
11:31PM
1.29
11:42AM
1.13
12:08AM
1.25
12:19PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
0.09
1:57AM
0.22
2:57PM
0.05
2:48AM
0.16
3:34PM
0.04
3:34AM
0.13
4:10PM
0.06
4:19AM
0.14
4:44PM
0.10
5:03AM
0.17
5:17PM
0.15
5:47AM
0.23
5:49PM
0.22
6:32AM
0.30
Sun
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise--6:41--6:41--6:43--6:43--6:45--6:45--6:46
Sunset7:30--7:28--7:27--7:25--7:24--7:22--7:22--
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-------1--------21-2
Temp. °C242323252422232323252424252424252424252424
Feels °C (?)242321222222242423242125242325242324242322
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Information about the Crabbs Creek Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Crabbs Creek provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Crabbs Creek can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Crabbs Creek surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Crabbs Creek) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Crabbs Creek is 9 km (6 miles) from the city of Catherine Hill Bay. If you plan a holiday in Newcastle, look for hotels and other accommodation in Catherine Hill Bay. Catherine Hill Bay has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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