Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.5° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)131212121212121211111111111010101010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)364823522124202720602352223620531853136011501344138611051030990106789989893410489969961034
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.39
10:28PM
1.84
11:15AM
1.30
11:23PM
1.79
12:20PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.23
3:58PM
0.42
5:14AM
0.28
4:49PM
0.51
6:17AM
0.34
5:48PM
0.61
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:16-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:25-------5:23-------5:22--
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181515161919191918181819191919191919181920192019
Feels °C (?)151212131514141514141515151515161617161717161818
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