Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Moonee today?

The current surf forecast for Moonee at 10PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
3
1
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
1
1
0
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)8810689101011111111111211121212121313131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)463115836110311112150910601212182521081938209123572153205619471947240526962739277425122593
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
ESE
30
S
35
S
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.66
8:34AM
1.36
8:51PM
1.72
9:24AM
1.28
9:35PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
3:24AM
0.02
3:09PM
0.18
4:17AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-
Sunset-5:29-------5:28-------5:27------
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C262420181717151718181717151413161818171816151517
Feels °C (?)242115121214121515141314111110131514131513121214
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