Dixon Park surf break

Dixon Park surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 17 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 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
2
4
4
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.7
S
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)99888886891010111112121112121112121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7674514932313017461713361537942104511242222158617861989185016561586171521512329
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
10
E
15
S
35
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
1.57
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
9:24AM
1.47
9:39PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
3:22AM
0.21
3:13PM
0.35
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:15-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:29-------5:28-------5:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817232626231818181717181817181714141618181818
Feels °C (?)161413192423201314151414151513151411121314141515
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