Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 23 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1538
1450
1773
2136
2543
2722
2913
2888
2917
3064
2831
2567
2552
2679
2468
2115
1901
1901
1828
1796
1636
1512
1445
1468
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM1.47m
2:31PM1.11m
2:12AM1.35m
3:31PM1.18m
3:15AM1.25m
4:23PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.18m
8:00PM0.54m
9:01AM0.22m
9:17PM0.53m
9:49AM0.25m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
13
13
13
14
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
19
20
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
0.1
S
14
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
Energy kJ
23
1280
1773
4
2543
2722
2913
2888
2917
3064
2831
2567
2552
2679
2468
2115
1901
1901
1828
1796
1636
1512
1445
1468
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
34
30
26
22
20
17
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
21
45
70
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
9
3
7
6
6
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1538
1450
1332
2136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
202
163
128
54
54
54
121
167
213
54
14
54
54
78
33
23
0
0
0
0
14
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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