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Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 14 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
23.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)888855566666778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12113310215591113140135124123170284658658601519403294199173173178191231
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.36
6:29PM
0.90
6:44AM
1.42
7:22PM
0.94
7:28AM
1.49
8:07PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
0.44
11:53PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.37
12:43AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.30
1:29AM
0.41
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:06-------8:06---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----42-11121--1--------
Temp. °C222222222220212121222322222120202023242322222222
Feels °C (?)212020202119192121212220201920212225232221212121
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