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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 24 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
20.8° 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: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (24 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thu
27
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
E
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)610101010101011111111116610101010111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125686868697174110153153352126128124104133133246150156158156150150
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
1.49
12:04AM
0.97
11:51AM
1.45
12:56AM
0.96
12:37PM
1.40
1:56AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
0.27
5:15AM
0.50
6:53PM
0.28
6:04AM
0.55
7:42PM
0.28
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thu
27
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:37-------
Sunset---7:40-------7:42-------7:43----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------3------1----
Temp. °C202121201918181819232523232424242631312927242221
Feels °C (?)181717171718181818222322232324232429292625232120
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