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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)--
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)121212131314131313121213131210111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0007714921221520266631733351240122711671189130313501151990875738
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.20
10:24PM
1.71
11:15AM
1.10
11:18PM
1.64
12:22PM
1.02
12:20AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.27
5:15AM
0.08
4:42PM
0.36
6:18AM
0.14
5:40PM
0.45
7:29AM
0.20
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C191919191917171819191918181819191919191918171618
Feels °C (?)151414151513141415141515151515161516171716151416
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