Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.2
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)1111141414141414141413131313131312121212121212121212124121212121212121213131361313121212121212121212111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)404261686562616135353231303029291212111134112222111111114132712223333668796333336665344444322
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
ENE
10
N
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassonglassglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
1.05
8:35PM
1.65
9:19AM
1.08
9:14PM
1.66
10:02AM
1.12
9:54PM
1.64
10:46AM
1.16
10:35PM
1.58
11:32AM
1.21
11:20PM
1.49
12:21PM
1.26
12:10AM
1.37
1:15PM
1.32
1:08AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
0.17
2:01PM
0.35
3:25AM
0.13
2:44PM
0.34
4:03AM
0.10
3:28PM
0.35
4:41AM
0.08
4:15PM
0.37
5:20AM
0.09
5:07PM
0.41
6:00AM
0.11
6:07PM
0.44
6:44AM
0.16
7:15PM
0.46
7:32AM
0.22
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-----5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1211101317161413131212131616151312109111719161415151315171615141312101114141210988111515141311108101313141311101113
Feels °C (?)5558101098878101213131010768131611899811131213111084587644337121211118758111113118779
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