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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 3 am Tuesday 19 May 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
715 | 832 | 1006 | 1422 | 1650 | 1433 | 1202 | 1039 | 853 | 749 | 663 | 573 | 482 | 424 | 424 | 349 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 279 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.13m | 10:11PM1.78m | 11:13AM1.08m | 11:06PM1.69m | 12:17PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM-0.03m | 3:37PM0.30m | 5:09AM0.01m | 4:32PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.07m | 5:33PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 715 | 832 | 1006 | 1422 | 1650 | 1433 | 1202 | 1039 | 853 | 916 | 663 | 573 | 482 | 424 | 424 | 349 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 279 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 749 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 510 | 783 | 1099 | 859 | 1270 | 1319 | 1198 | 1122 | 878 | 977 | 1192 | 1134 | 1108 | 1193 | 1014 | 816 | 727 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 155 |
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