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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 10 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:18PM 1.57 | 10:34AM 1.42 | 10:58PM 1.60 | 11:22AM 1.31 | 11:43PM 1.59 | 12:14PM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 0.12 | 4:38PM 0.12 | 5:21AM 0.13 | 5:17PM 0.20 | 6:16AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
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