Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 AEDT
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dixon Park today?

The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888788667888665598556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5021227255543868696813215315221216372323227287869669187
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
35
SW
20
NE
10
NW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrossoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.26
6:28PM
1.47
7:16AM
1.35
7:13PM
1.45
7:50AM
1.44
7:53PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
0.33
12:17PM
0.55
12:59AM
0.30
1:08PM
0.46
1:33AM
0.28
1:52PM
0.39
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:07-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:07-------7:07--
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----18-----------------
Temp. °C212021273221181716181818181818181817181920201817
Feels °C (?)191918242916161714171616151415151615171616151314
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Dixon Park (light winds from the NW at Merewether 2 km from Dixon Park). 0.9m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.2m 17s long period groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
NW
Offshore
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