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Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Moonee surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Moonee sea temperature is
24.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Moonee today?

The current surf forecast for Moonee at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.8
ENE
1.2
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.5
S
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)8877999977779878888871056
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268196228167287281188136160178147127961601031691691351058510854133159
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.26
4:13PM
0.92
5:07AM
1.30
5:26PM
0.88
5:57AM
1.35
6:30PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.56
10:06PM
0.44
12:00PM
0.50
10:59PM
0.47
12:56PM
0.43
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:06-------8:05-
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
3---------------------1-
Temp. °C171819202021212121202122222222222222232323232222
Feels °C (?)161820212021212021212323222021222323232222212021
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