Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
68
54
37
35
34
57
71
22
30
45
43
47
47
66
48
94
73
56
57
51
37
44
88
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
W
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:51AM1.37m
5:00PM1.19m
4:51AM1.33m
5:44PM1.30m
5:42AM1.30m
6:21PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.47m
11:21AM0.22m
11:43PM0.40m
11:59AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:20
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
18
16
16
18
19
19
20
19
17
16
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
17
16
15
18
17
16
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
17
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.1
S
12
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
49
68
54
37
35
34
16
5
20
30
45
43
47
47
3
48
94
73
56
57
51
37
44
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
16
49
37
20
20
17
5
5
5
14
5
7
11
3
2
2
2
5
5
11
10
11
10
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
2
15
14
14
5
5
5
4
2
5
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
8
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.3
NE
2
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
2
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
75
1
57
71
22
66
7
1
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
97
130
113
34
12
6
6
22
370
565
96
86
0
0
0
11
11
299
96
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
7
9
9
8
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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