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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 2AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s

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

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Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.7
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)455666566777777788888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3485877660585814530741140842037730940890714221276978694742560373861
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.18
12:32PM
1.46
1:34AM
1.19
1:18PM
1.29
2:25AM
1.21
2:07PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.10
6:18AM
0.42
7:14PM
0.18
7:15AM
0.50
7:53PM
0.26
8:20AM
0.56
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221202125252423222119202425252424232428343432
Feels °C (?)222021212123222120202018192222212022232225313228
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