Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (11 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.7
S
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)88869666914131212121212121111111111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5826281906892110156456485148193344411396383305246196189161165211
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.10
2:02PM
1.35
3:25AM
1.15
3:01PM
1.21
4:21AM
1.21
4:02PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
0.18
7:50AM
0.55
8:54PM
0.24
9:05AM
0.58
9:40PM
0.30
10:22AM
0.58
Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunrise----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:55-------7:57-------7:57
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-85422112421-1311-------
Temp. °C222221192020192020201919202021212020191818212222
Feels °C (?)262519171918151820202020212021212021201819212020
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