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Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 16 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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Moonee today?
The current surf forecast for Moonee at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 504 | 333 | 604 | 575 | 488 | 472 | 389 | 322 | 322 | 253 | 192 | 149 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 79 | 76 | 138 | 245 | 236 | 292 | 160 | 111 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:54PM 0.98 | 7:10AM 1.47 | 7:41PM 0.98 | 7:48AM 1.52 | 8:24PM 1.00 | 8:25AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:28AM 0.39 | 1:58PM 0.31 | 1:08AM 0.39 | 2:38PM 0.26 | 1:47AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
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