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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 21 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
20.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)121212127771211111111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47103103187255268240268242237233233233185184177168164164161127127125125
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
SW
20
ESE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononglassglassglassoncross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
1.58
9:57PM
1.05
9:54AM
1.56
10:37PM
1.02
10:31AM
1.53
11:18PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
0.20
3:21AM
0.39
4:44PM
0.22
3:57AM
0.42
5:25PM
0.24
4:34AM
0.46
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:39-------7:39----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11------------111-1----
Temp. °C181819191919181818181919191919181818212120202019
Feels °C (?)161616161616151516161718192020192020202122222018
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