Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)--
Evening (18 Apr)--

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)7711121212121212121212121313121212121212131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22000000000000000000077149
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
1.37
8:51PM
1.73
9:23AM
1.29
9:35PM
1.74
10:17AM
1.20
10:24PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.12
3:23AM
0.02
3:08PM
0.19
4:17AM
0.04
3:53PM
0.27
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:29-------5:27-------5:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131618171717141313161717171815141416181919191816
Feels °C (?)9131512131411910131414131512111113141515151413
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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