Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)--
Afternoon (16 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
SSW
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)788888886888888884556777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83117173131867849546155574334333325341682117146295173121
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
20
E
15
NE
20
W
15
WNW
25
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
1.15
7:08AM
1.43
7:20PM
1.13
7:40AM
1.50
8:01PM
1.11
8:12AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.41
12:37AM
0.30
1:33PM
0.34
1:09AM
0.31
2:13PM
0.28
1:41AM
0.32
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-7:34-------7:35-------7:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262422222119192123232119161516191920191816151821
Feels °C (?)252222181713141518181814121213151415141616141718
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