Little Gibber - Dark Point Surf Break

Little Gibber - Dark Point Surf Guide

Lat Long: 32.60° S 152.27° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Gibber - Dark Point sea temperature is
19.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Little Gibber - Dark Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Little Gibber - Dark Point Surf Guide

Little Gibber - Dark Point in Newcastle is an exposed sandbar break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the north northwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

Little Gibber - Dark Point Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar3fairly consistent
19.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Little Gibber - Dark Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Little Gibber - Dark Point occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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Little Gibber - Dark Point Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 17:35 Local Time
Saturday 20
1PM4PM7PM10PM
Wave (m)
0.5
S
0.5
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period (s) 14 11 11 11
Wind (km/h)
20
20
15
15
Wind State cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off

Tides at Little Gibber - Dark Point

Current tide and informaton
For Broughton Island, Australia, 6 km from Little Gibber - Dark Point.
Next High Water: 12:09am | 1.64m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 06:00pm | 0.57m
IS AT (local time)

Little Gibber - Dark Point Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.9 °C) at Little Gibber - Dark Point is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 17.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 19.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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New-South-Wales Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

Swell History at Little Gibber - Dark Point

Surf stats for Little Gibber - Dark Point, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Little Gibber - Dark Point

Wind stats for Little Gibber - Dark Point, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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