Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 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
23.9° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
ESE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)8888877999777771110107109978
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5474772701931331481562481521271971861591091091101029610367636042107
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.34
3:54PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.39
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.50
10:36AM
0.69
9:58PM
0.53
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:58---
Sunset8:05-------8:05-------8:04-------
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
26101--------------------
Temp. °C191817181820202221212121212223232222222222242423
Feels °C (?)161616181921202221202122222223222123232323242422
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