Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dixon Park today?

The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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 Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.4
SW
6
1.4
S
8
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
599
526
526
459
459
451
440
432
408
345
338
338
288
346
333
284
234
190
154
120
149
253
1492
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38AM1.20m
10:38PM1.67m
11:27AM1.17m
11:19PM1.62m
12:21PM1.14m
00:04AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.43m
4:01PM0.61m
5:32AM0.47m
4:42PM0.69m
6:20AM0.50m
5:30PM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
18
17
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
18
16
14
13
17
20
15
13
12
11
9
16
13
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
17
15
14
11
9
12
13
7
3
4
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.4
S
8
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
663
599
526
526
459
459
451
440
432
408
345
338
338
288
346
333
284
234
190
154
120
116
253
1492
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
6
5
7
5
6
9
5
60
57
19
42
33
28
25
15
15
7
7
3
2
6
6
89
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
6
31
53
10
52
45
16
15
14
14
3
12
3
3
6
3
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
5
7
14
15
4
18
1
2
4
18
56
149
11
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
4
7
3
3
41
3
3
2
0
1
3
33
59
33
4
0
0
1
99
176
296
198
62
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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