Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 AEDT
Forecast 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)989888888888888888566777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293222979514911010781816566686992719690160132241265237207135
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
1.38
8:23AM
1.74
8:52PM
1.34
9:07AM
1.81
9:45PM
1.28
9:53AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.11
1:58AM
0.08
2:53PM
0.01
2:41AM
0.12
3:45PM
-0.04
3:25AM
0.18
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise------5:50-------5:50-------5:48-
Sunset-7:22-------7:23-------7:24------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232420171514151918191818171616181920191816161621
Feels °C (?)17181512109101613151617171516161516141515161519
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