Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
6
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
396
1234
1667
2177
2104
1940
1001
757
792
830
1386
1230
1081
1081
627
540
400
391
337
Wind (km/h)
30
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:59PM1.74m
7:38AM1.42m
7:45PM1.73m
8:18AM1.49m
8:28PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.33m
1:33AM0.11m
1:27PM0.25m
2:11AM0.10m
2:14PM0.21m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
12
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
8
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
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