Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
314
311
270
151
141
128
177
99
131
117
91
68
54
47
50
70
38
25
60
45
32
45
48
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM1.41m
4:06PM1.09m
3:51AM1.37m
5:00PM1.19m
4:51AM1.33m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.55m
9:44AM0.23m
9:36PM0.53m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.47m
11:21AM0.22m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:21
5:20
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
18
19
19
20
19
17
16
16
18
19
19
21
20
20
18
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
18
17
16
16
16
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
341
314
311
270
151
141
128
177
99
47
49
34
68
54
47
17
9
5
21
60
45
32
45
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
92
70
68
64
81
65
62
25
23
23
16
15
37
20
17
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
39
38
37
2
2
2
2
14
14
8
5
5
4
2
2
3
8
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
WSW
2
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
94
1
61
84
131
117
91
50
70
38
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
23
0
0
0
0
49
363
78
23
0
0
0
1
86
351
113
34
1
0
6
25
299
299
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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