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Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Moonee today?
The current surf forecast for Moonee at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Moonee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 682 | 430 | 500 | 234 | 156 | 457 | 505 | 535 | 434 | 333 | 604 | 575 | 480 | 472 | 389 | 322 | 322 | 257 | 196 | 189 | 146 | 112 | 112 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM 0.98 | 6:33AM 1.41 | 6:54PM 0.98 | 7:10AM 1.47 | 7:41PM 0.98 | 7:48AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:48PM 0.38 | 1:16PM 0.38 | 12:28AM 0.39 | 1:58PM 0.31 | 1:08AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
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