Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
ESE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
653
510
432
441
418
356
356
312
306
290
290
245
200
196
150
139
110
96
777
926
919
904
849
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13AM1.08m
11:06PM1.69m
12:17PM1.06m
00:05AM1.59m
1:24PM1.06m
1:08AM1.47m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.01m
4:32PM0.37m
6:09AM0.07m
5:33PM0.45m
7:09AM0.13m
6:43PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
17
15
13
13
14
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
9
11
12
11
13
11
8
8
9
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
2.4
S
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
8
2.1
ESE
10
0.5
S
8
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
663
653
510
432
441
418
1087
356
312
306
290
290
245
200
196
150
139
110
96
57
43
919
29
849
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
356
6
5
5
5
5
5
16
69
87
48
32
29
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
34
19
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
2.1
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
0.8
S
8
2.1
ESE
10
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
861
1319
1196
1083
1019
956
1131
1533
1247
1247
943
817
607
522
481
439
419
372
777
926
72
904
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
8
8
14
14
14
1
8
8
8
128
128
128
127
38
14
14
14
14
127
14
122
34
128
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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