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Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dixon Park today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dixon Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
405 | 235 | 195 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 94 | 90 | 133 | 90 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.75m | 8:11AM1.23m | 8:18PM1.78m | 8:54AM1.22m | 8:56PM1.78m | 9:39AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.40m | 1:39PM0.50m | 3:05AM0.38m | 2:18PM0.53m | 3:46AM0.37m | 2:58PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 16 |
15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
241 | 235 | 195 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 53 | 41 | 55 | 71 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
156 | 121 | 122 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
405 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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