Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 14 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
21.1° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
129
141
141
121
121
124
128
136
120
164
155
138
172
215
264
270
273
318
375
384
445
455
450
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.67m
6:36AM1.45m
7:00PM1.79m
7:30AM1.44m
7:47PM1.88m
8:23AM1.41m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.37m
00:37AM0.37m
12:32PM0.35m
1:31AM0.28m
1:17PM0.35m
2:24AM0.22m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
19
17
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
Energy kJ
56
57
141
141
121
121
124
128
136
120
164
155
138
172
215
264
270
273
318
375
384
445
455
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
8
8
57
59
59
40
42
41
27
28
2
7
25
25
23
12
7
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
19
9
8
8
8
8
5
5
2
15
6
4
4
4
7
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
129
129
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
128
7
218
42
77
0
0
0
1
3
7
33
0
0
0
0
1
3
42
19
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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