Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 17 Sep 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 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)888888777777756666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145111969467675433323132315762128927575626251689975
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
5
SSE
20
SE
5
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
S
15
W
25
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
1.00
4:55PM
1.47
5:53AM
1.09
5:49PM
1.51
6:36AM
1.18
6:34PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.49
11:49PM
0.22
11:24AM
0.42
12:31AM
0.18
12:16PM
0.35
1:07AM
0.15
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:48-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:46-------5:46----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------21-
Temp. °C202123201917151313151617171514131317211918161616
Feels °C (?)1819221618131088121416141213111114161617141314
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Crackneck (moderate winds from the WNW at Gosford Automatic Weather Station 14 km from Crackneck). 0.8m 8s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.

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22 km/h
WNW
Offshore
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