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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 Saturday 30 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Crackneck today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
194 | 188 | 153 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.56m | 8:09AM1.04m | 8:08PM1.57m | 8:49AM1.03m | 8:46PM1.56m | 9:29AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.23m | 1:35PM0.38m | 2:58AM0.21m | 2:11PM0.40m | 3:37AM0.22m | 2:49PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 354 | 266 | 196 | 163 | 133 | 133 | 134 | 118 | 89 | 66 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 46 | 82 | 55 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 194 | 188 | 153 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 16 | 25 | 87 | 18 | 17 | — | 17 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 39 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | N 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 32 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 94 | 69 | 16 | 88 | 101 | 145 | 132 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 23 |
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