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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 10 pm Monday 01 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 36 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:43PM 1.23 | 6:28AM 1.57 | 6:46PM 1.22 | 7:15AM 1.70 | 7:45PM 1.22 | 8:02AM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:52PM 0.16 | 12:56PM 0.23 | 12:40AM 0.16 | 1:52PM 0.10 | 1:28AM 0.17 | 2:46PM -0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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