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Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Moonee today?

The current surf forecast for Moonee at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (16 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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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
S
2.5
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)7787778991011111010999989910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)472263199157125554133514611744306530302523192014411350111263733529035640411021310971
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
S
40
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
1.48
8:07PM
0.97
8:08AM
1.54
8:47PM
1.01
8:46AM
1.59
9:25PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.29
1:29AM
0.40
2:59PM
0.22
2:10AM
0.36
3:35PM
0.17
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:05-------8:04-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
12-------11111--1-111233
Temp. °C202021232323222121212121222221202120222122222121
Feels °C (?)202119212120181818171717181917151716211820201818
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