Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.4
NE
2
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.5
SSW
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)765677777777777777788868
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102661032954654163402431831129314440326917910479564451554315132
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
E
10
N
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.26
5:48PM
1.19
6:34AM
1.35
6:36PM
1.15
7:08AM
1.43
7:20PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.48
12:03AM
0.29
12:50PM
0.41
12:37AM
0.30
1:33PM
0.34
1:09AM
0.31
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
Sunrise5:43-------5:43-------5:41-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:34-------7:35----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--1-----------------
Temp. °C192121212120191920262725242421191922242522181614
Feels °C (?)201916181920191919262723232017141517192118121110
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