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Crackneck Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
663 | 653 | 510 | 432 | 441 | 418 | 356 | 356 | 312 | 306 | 290 | 290 | 245 | 200 | 196 | 150 | 139 | 110 | 96 | 777 | 926 | 919 | 904 | 849 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:13AM1.08m | 11:06PM1.69m | 12:17PM1.06m | 00:05AM1.59m | 1:24PM1.06m | 1:08AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.01m | 4:32PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.07m | 5:33PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.13m | 6:43PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | 4:58 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 663 | 653 | 510 | 432 | 441 | 418 | 1087 | 356 | 312 | 306 | 290 | 290 | 245 | 200 | 196 | 150 | 139 | 110 | 96 | 57 | 43 | 919 | 29 | 849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 69 | 87 | 48 | 32 | 29 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | ENE 10 | S 12 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 19 | 25 | 24 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 861 | 1319 | 1196 | 1083 | 1019 | 956 | — | 1131 | 1533 | 1247 | 1247 | 943 | 817 | 607 | 522 | 481 | 439 | 419 | 372 | 777 | 926 | 72 | 904 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 127 | 14 | 122 | 34 | 128 | 32 |
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