Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 14 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Dec)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)777788777777777777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134134120155191244266180111949178765738367471715657433231
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
40
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
1.29
5:03PM
1.03
5:53AM
1.36
6:01PM
1.00
6:33AM
1.42
6:53PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.53
11:07PM
0.37
12:28PM
0.46
11:47PM
0.39
1:16PM
0.39
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:58-------7:59-------7:59--
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
13--------------111-----
Temp. °C191920262624232018181818191919181818181919191919
Feels °C (?)212020272523241514161616171616151616161717171717
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