Surf Forecast Surf Report

Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SE
1.9
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
0.4
E
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
NE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9910101010101010101010101012111211911111111111010101099999888888777777778777777888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8185876565646666654648474645144851149513702811911087990901749651530465369314294230202170158140125637671677211713113113111192965180845452545876111108111138
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
10
NE
10
NNW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononglassglasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
1.18
10:10PM
1.75
11:06AM
1.08
11:03PM
1.66
12:10PM
1.01
12:01AM
1.55
1:21PM
0.97
1:05AM
1.44
2:36PM
0.99
2:13AM
1.35
3:43PM
1.05
3:19AM
1.28
4:36PM
1.13
4:18AM
1.24
5:18PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.28
5:04AM
0.05
4:27PM
0.37
6:05AM
0.13
5:22PM
0.47
7:11AM
0.21
6:28PM
0.55
8:17AM
0.26
7:46PM
0.59
9:18AM
0.29
9:07PM
0.59
10:09AM
0.29
10:17PM
0.55
10:51AM
0.29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:30-------6:31-----
Sunset-5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08--
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)121110101011101011111211131313131616151716141517161617171817151618181818181816181919191917171718181919171716151823202017
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