Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Newcastle Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)--
Afternoon (05 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)777777888888999786669999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7710015726219163149169117127264202336344421881471301359519015812999
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.55
11:04AM
1.51
11:30PM
1.54
11:39AM
1.39
12:06AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.23
5:00AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:41AM
0.40
5:43PM
0.37
6:24AM
0.48
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset-7:23-------7:22-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------------11233
Temp. °C252525232221212425262524232322252625242323232222
Feels °C (?)262424242323232627262525232523262624242426252423
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