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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 178 | 144 | 154 | 203 | 198 | 113 | 64 | 180 | 148 | 193 | 344 | 339 | 396 | 383 | 305 | 298 | 237 | 189 | 146 | 182 | 138 | 111 | 149 |
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 | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 1.10 | 2:02PM 1.35 | 3:25AM 1.15 | 3:01PM 1.21 | 4:21AM 1.21 | 4:02PM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 0.55 | 8:54PM 0.24 | 9:05AM 0.58 | 9:40PM 0.30 | 10:22AM 0.58 | 10:25PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
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