Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dixon Park today?

The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 2AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)86791010111112121111121212121213131212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3015453711641292904101015951438155815991656168616861715158620132257234020652077212920451917
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
35
S
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
9:24AM
1.47
9:39PM
1.85
10:17AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
3:22AM
0.21
3:13PM
0.35
4:16AM
0.23
3:58PM
0.42
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-21---------------------
Temp. °C231817171516181817181614141618181818171616171919
Feels °C (?)221312131213151413151311121415151515141314141515
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