Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Dixon Park today?

The current surf forecast for Dixon Park at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.5
S
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)795556666667777776699988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7744496780776654782232572223214851341127391115355320390234235
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
25
SSE
5
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
7:17PM
1.03
7:26AM
1.60
8:07PM
1.09
8:06AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
1:40PM
0.50
12:34AM
0.55
2:21PM
0.41
1:24AM
0.52
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-
Sunset--8:04-------8:04-------8:04-----
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--212--1-13---1121-----1
Temp. °C222221212020212324232121202020242223222222222324
Feels °C (?)212020191821212422192119212222262125222223232426
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