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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 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
22.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
3
3
1
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
2
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)777788888887888999988866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29227936882113301220978655742596413698100111875403902932381891381009884100
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NE
25
NNE
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
1.29
2:25AM
1.21
2:07PM
1.14
3:18AM
1.24
3:04PM
1.01
4:13AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.50
7:53PM
0.26
8:20AM
0.56
8:33PM
0.34
9:34AM
0.58
9:17PM
0.40
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202325252424232529343531292121212120202019202019
Feels °C (?)202122212023222326303327271717161716161615161616
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