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Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 12 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Moonee today?
The current surf forecast for Moonee at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 339 | 330 | 319 | 303 | 246 | 467 | 459 | 389 | 144 | 159 | 163 | 115 | 119 | 114 | 143 | 147 | 134 | 311 | 367 | 217 | 206 | 432 | 447 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 1.20 | 4:21AM 1.20 | 4:03PM 1.09 | 5:10AM 1.27 | 5:04PM 1.02 | 5:53AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 0.29 | 10:22AM 0.56 | 10:25PM 0.33 | 11:31AM 0.52 | 11:07PM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
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