Moonee surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 01 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Moonee today?

The current surf forecast for Moonee at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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 Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
127
133
163
197
197
197
330
559
567
577
669
712
800
979
898
821
763
671
821
1032
1053
1328
1314
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM1.18m
8:00PM1.55m
8:28AM1.14m
8:32PM1.56m
9:06AM1.09m
9:06PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.28m
2:34AM0.19m
2:05PM0.31m
3:12AM0.19m
2:38PM0.36m
3:52AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
18
17
18
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
105
127
133
163
10
197
197
229
394
567
577
5
1
4
4
4
821
763
3
3
3
3
1072
979
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
5
10
10
10
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
1
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
5
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
197
330
559
669
712
800
979
898
37
671
821
1032
1053
1328
1314
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
60
105
49
0
0
0
23
540
325
266
194
60
49
49
60
325
325
266
255
49
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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