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Crackneck Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
341 | 314 | 311 | 270 | 151 | 141 | 128 | 177 | 99 | 131 | 117 | 91 | 68 | 54 | 47 | 50 | 70 | 38 | 25 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 45 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.41m | 4:06PM1.09m | 3:51AM1.37m | 5:00PM1.19m | 4:51AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.55m | 9:44AM0.23m | 9:36PM0.53m | 10:38AM0.22m | 10:46PM0.47m | 11:21AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 341 | 314 | 311 | 270 | 151 | 141 | 128 | 177 | 99 | 47 | 49 | 34 | 68 | 54 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 45 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 92 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 81 | 65 | 62 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 39 | 38 | 37 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | WSW 2 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 94 | — | 1 | — | 61 | 84 | 131 | 117 | 91 | — | — | — | 50 | 70 | 38 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 363 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 351 | 113 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 299 | 299 |
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