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Crackneck Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 44 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 62 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:12AM 1.42 | 6:51PM 1.46 | 6:58AM 1.44 | 7:29PM 1.58 | 7:45AM 1.42 | 8:09PM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 0.34 | 12:32PM 0.11 | 12:57AM 0.23 | 1:09PM 0.08 | 1:45AM 0.13 | 1:47PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 13 |
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