Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 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
22.3° 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 11PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)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 Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1124
1227
1274
1444
1234
1109
1234
972
844
585
480
475
358
352
394
394
345
352
325
275
237
222
213
158
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:20PM1.23m
00:24AM1.73m
1:33PM1.20m
1:31AM1.66m
2:51PM1.21m
2:43AM1.60m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.61m
7:26AM0.39m
6:57PM0.68m
8:37AM0.41m
8:15PM0.71m
9:43AM0.42m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
18
19
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
19
17
18
18
19
20
21
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1124
1227
1274
1444
1234
1109
972
972
844
585
480
475
358
352
394
394
345
352
325
275
237
222
213
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
1
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
87
220
357
397
466
371
400
489
478
401
320
261
200
196
145
96
92
92
70
68
47
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1234
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
210
166
166
88
88
64
3
88
88
137
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
42
42
22
0
0
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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