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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 119 | 111 | 89 | 148 | 193 | 344 | 339 | 396 | 383 | 305 | 300 | 351 | 459 | 185 | 144 | 138 | 187 | 203 | 189 | 168 | 176 | 208 | 220 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 1.15 | 3:01PM 1.21 | 4:21AM 1.21 | 4:02PM 1.10 | 5:10AM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 0.24 | 9:05AM 0.58 | 9:40PM 0.30 | 10:22AM 0.58 | 10:25PM 0.34 | 11:31AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
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