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Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 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
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Moonee today?

The current surf forecast for Moonee at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)9888888999988888811111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1534123710991068979882790493449408399497445311297253253441698846121412141102999
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
1.05
9:23AM
1.63
10:02PM
1.09
9:58AM
1.64
10:40PM
1.13
10:34AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.33
4:09PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.32
4:43PM
0.10
4:10AM
0.32
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:01-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset--8:04-------8:04-------8:04-----
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
52122211---1-------111--
Temp. °C212121212020212122222121202021222222211919191921
Feels °C (?)171717181717191920202020181818191918181717161617
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