Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.3° 

Newcastle Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
12
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
39
39
59
143
255
398
400
417
474
392
988
1422
1245
827
655
451
367
290
259
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSE
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40PM1.40m
3:53AM0.99m
4:35PM1.45m
5:04AM0.98m
5:25PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.63m
9:30AM0.57m
11:38PM0.58m
10:24AM0.58m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
17
13
11
9
8
10
12
13
13
12
10
8
6
9
15
17
17
14
Feels °C
15
16
12
7
5
4
3
5
8
10
11
9
6
3
1
4
11
14
13
10
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