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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 134 | 134 | 120 | 155 | 191 | 244 | 266 | 180 | 111 | 94 | 91 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 57 | 43 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- 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 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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