Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Moonee today?

The current surf forecast for Moonee at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
!
!
!
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
745
1358
1959
1959
2248
1782
1302
1344
1069
792
673
568
465
399
343
335
324
393
355
573
573
441
392
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05PM0.92m
00:44AM1.30m
2:11PM0.95m
1:43AM1.27m
3:12PM1.03m
2:43AM1.26m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.60m
7:54AM0.35m
7:19PM0.62m
8:46AM0.31m
8:35PM0.61m
9:34AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
14
15
18
19
19
20
18
17
18
19
15
13
10
10
10
10
10
13
14
15
16
17
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
18
17
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
934
58
59
1959
1959
1461
1227
1302
1344
1069
792
673
568
465
399
343
335
103
139
355
573
573
441
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.1
N
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
11
0.3
S
18
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
80
2
61
59
59
61
40
62
62
63
63
64
65
66
98
103
92
54
139
137
250
225
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
E
16
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
Energy kJ
5
64
57
53
57
6
23
6
6
24
5
146
179
239
279
334
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
2.3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
9
Energy kJ
745
1358
2248
1782
324
393
392
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
11
23
58
11
8
2
2
3
23
41
11
9
3
0
0
2
9
13
13
12
9
9
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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