Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
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 (?)
1.8
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666677777888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24829525520615711610611312716916914612611211492121121119121127154154154
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
1.43
3:53PM
0.95
4:19AM
1.45
5:23PM
0.96
5:33AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.40
10:03AM
0.38
9:25PM
0.46
11:27AM
0.32
10:46PM
0.47
12:35PM
0.24
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:34-------7:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------134343321132211
Temp. °C242322212023232524232322212323232323222222222223
Feels °C (?)222122222224232726262421202322212222202220202023
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