Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
E
1
ENE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)788777888888888889998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371234197310157153125153265136143186151159159138153180180194147150173228
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
1.02
6:36AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.10
7:29AM
1.64
8:15PM
1.19
8:16AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.42
1:29PM
0.16
1:00AM
0.35
2:14PM
0.09
1:52AM
0.28
2:53PM
0.06
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:30-------7:29
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------1---------------
Temp. °C232222222223232323222222222323232323232121232323
Feels °C (?)222021212121222222212222232323232322242222232222
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