Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
363
356
306
302
296
296
245
240
200
190
148
142
146
196
410
1481
1473
1351
1446
1464
1582
1569
1628
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM1.69m
12:17PM1.06m
00:05AM1.59m
1:24PM1.06m
1:08AM1.47m
2:31PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.37m
6:09AM0.07m
5:33PM0.45m
7:09AM0.13m
6:43PM0.51m
8:07AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
13
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
15
16
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
2.5
SE
10
1.5
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
441
363
356
306
302
296
296
245
240
200
190
148
142
146
196
410
27
25
1351
536
1464
1582
1569
1628
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
16
34
57
46
23
17
307
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
1106
1129
1275
1533
1884
1664
1461
1245
943
754
620
588
572
623
589
487
1481
1473
1446
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
14
1
8
8
32
122
163
128
122
38
38
14
14
122
128
128
127
155
143
128
32
128
38
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
8
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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