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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 09 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 53 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 185 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 58 | 70 | 108 | 68 | 73 | 157 | 177 | 64 | 62 | 85 | 148 | 193 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:13PM 1.63 | 1:23AM 1.07 | 1:06PM 1.49 | 2:25AM 1.10 | 2:02PM 1.35 | 3:25AM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12PM 0.10 | 6:42AM 0.48 | 8:04PM 0.18 | 7:50AM 0.55 | 8:54PM 0.24 | 9:05AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
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