Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 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
23.3° 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: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999998888899898889101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21842465240521931755149613821383132010689318374824704606013903723723224298939401102
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.59
9:25PM
1.05
9:23AM
1.63
10:02PM
1.09
9:58AM
1.64
10:40PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.36
3:35PM
0.17
2:50AM
0.33
4:09PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.32
4:43PM
0.10
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:04-------8:04-------8:04-
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
84728332223211--1-11----22
Temp. °C211920212121212120212122222121212020212222212020
Feels °C (?)171416171716171817191820191919201818191818181718
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