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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 pm Wednesday 22 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1403 | 1456 | 1456 | 1414 | 1370 | 1256 | 1151 | 949 | 486 | 460 | 452 | 460 | 404 | 411 | 373 | 431 | 366 | 326 | 307 | 295 | 271 | 206 | 158 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:22PM 1.02 | 12:20AM 1.55 | 1:39PM 0.99 | 1:30AM 1.47 | 2:58PM 1.02 | 2:43AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:40PM 0.45 | 7:29AM 0.20 | 6:51PM 0.52 | 8:40AM 0.23 | 8:15PM 0.55 | 9:44AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
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