Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Moonee today?

The current surf forecast for Moonee at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
137
133
130
105
127
133
163
197
229
197
197
408
442
564
655
768
800
800
878
800
742
742
878
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSE
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:28PM1.51m
7:49AM1.18m
8:00PM1.55m
8:28AM1.14m
8:32PM1.56m
9:06AM1.09m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.21m
1:34PM0.28m
2:34AM0.19m
2:05PM0.31m
3:12AM0.19m
2:38PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
18
20
22
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
22
22
19
19
19
19
18
20
20
20
18
18
20
20
19
20
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
163
137
133
130
105
127
133
163
10
10
197
197
246
442
564
5
1
4
4
4
800
742
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
23
18
17
15
13
12
12
11
5
7
10
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
4
3
1
4
1
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
197
229
408
655
768
800
800
878
742
878
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
59
4
0
0
0
0
60
239
105
59
0
0
0
0
325
325
325
194
49
49
49
60
325
325
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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