Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Dixon Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dixon Park sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dixon Park today?

The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
S
8
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
12
2
S
11
2.1
S
12
2.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
338
338
288
288
284
239
194
190
154
120
319
2479
1596
1673
1179
804
580
701
557
980
976
1208
1519
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
5
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.17m
11:19PM1.62m
12:21PM1.14m
00:04AM1.57m
1:19PM1.14m
00:55AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.69m
6:20AM0.50m
5:30PM0.76m
7:11AM0.52m
6:27PM0.81m
8:02AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
16
14
12
17
17
17
14
12
10
8
7
12
18
20
17
15
13
12
11
14
18
17
17
16
15
10
7
11
8
8
6
6
5
3
1
6
13
18
12
11
10
10
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
S
8
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
12
2
S
11
2.1
S
12
2.3
S
12
Energy kJ
345
338
338
288
288
284
239
194
190
154
120
319
1102
1596
1673
1179
804
580
494
557
980
976
1208
1519
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
58
46
40
25
5
14
7
7
3
6
6
89
89
66
66
47
49
54
55
56
55
55
35
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.4
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
22
16
15
14
15
3
12
3
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
SW
4
1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.6
WSW
4
3.5
S
11
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.9
S
10
Energy kJ
1
3
17
1
2
3
15
70
117
11
2479
5
3
3
701
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3
33
33
33
0
1
1
4
166
196
82
4
19
3
0
0
2
0
7
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
7
5
5
4
4
6
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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