Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dixon Park today?

The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
243
237
180
171
161
173
138
138
90
70
66
30
34
14
14
38
51
32
29
29
25
44
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:43AM1.60m
4:02PM1.28m
3:53AM1.57m
4:59PM1.36m
4:55AM1.54m
5:45PM1.46m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.42m
9:34PM0.68m
10:39AM0.40m
10:44PM0.62m
11:25AM0.39m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
16
18
20
20
20
18
18
16
16
18
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
15
18
17
17
17
16
17
15
16
17
18
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.1
SE
6
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
251
243
237
180
171
161
25
138
138
90
70
66
30
30
14
13
38
29
32
29
29
25
2
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
70
68
62
53
38
37
23
23
15
15
15
14
9
5
10
9
9
5
2
2
2
4
1
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
46
53
2
14
14
14
6
5
5
5
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
1.2
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
1
173
70
15
34
9
14
17
51
44
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
7
134
59
33
0
0
0
0
44
335
171
77
0
0
20
27
77
77
88
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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