Crackneck Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 11 Nov 2025 AEDT

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 20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (12 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

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	Tue 11		Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14
	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	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NE	NE	NNE	NE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	4	4	4	4	8	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	6	14	7	10	12	10	7	6	20	135	368	245	296	200	156	128	111	393
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	S	SE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)				3:04AM 1.02				2:43PM 1.39				4:13AM 1.08				3:51PM 1.30					5:10AM 1.16			4:53PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)		8:45PM 0.21				8:17AM 0.57				9:47PM 0.25				9:40AM 0.58				10:40PM 0.27				10:56AM 0.54

	Tue 11		Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	15	14	12	13	16	15	16	16	16	15	13	14	19	21	23	22	20	20	19	20	20	20	20
Feels °C (?)	13	8	9	7	7	12	9	10	12	12	13	11	12	15	15	19	18	17	16	15	17	17	17	19

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