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Crackneck Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 176 | 232 | 244 | 256 | 315 | 374 | 432 | 442 | 466 | 477 | 529 | 551 | 726 | 1369 | 1743 | 1845 | 1931 | 1814 | 1544 | 1378 | 1225 | 1095 | 946 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:17PM 1.06 | 1:33AM 1.50 | 2:34PM 0.97 | 2:45AM 1.45 | 4:04PM 0.95 | 4:04AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:20AM 0.24 | 6:52PM 0.40 | 8:34AM 0.29 | 7:57PM 0.49 | 9:57AM 0.30 | 9:19PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
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