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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 Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Crackneck today?
The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Nov) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 43 | 45 | 92 | 103 | 157 | 114 | 106 | 106 | 178 | 572 | 756 | 754 | 402 | 283 | 193 | 150 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:20PM 1.13 | 7:40AM 1.50 | 8:01PM 1.11 | 8:12AM 1.54 | 8:40PM 1.10 | 8:44AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:09AM 0.31 | 2:13PM 0.28 | 1:41AM 0.32 | 2:50PM 0.23 | 2:14AM 0.34 | 3:27PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
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