Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 27 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
29
29
30
30
31
32
22
26
35
30
32
27
29
41
54
52
52
72
74
76
94
94
116
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:55AM1.54m
5:45PM1.46m
5:48AM1.51m
6:25PM1.54m
6:34AM1.47m
7:01PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.62m
11:25AM0.39m
11:43PM0.54m
12:05PM0.39m
00:33AM0.47m
12:40PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
21
20
20
20
18
17
16
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
19
18
18
19
18
19
19
17
18
20
18
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
20
29
29
30
30
31
32
22
26
35
30
32
27
29
41
54
52
52
72
74
76
94
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
E
3
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
3
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
3
5
5
2
2
1
3
7
4
5
12
11
12
9
8
7
2
6
6
6
6
5
1
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
9
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
6
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
6
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
1
3
4
1
3
1
1
1
94
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
44
44
44
223
223
32
32
0
0
0
0
212
242
32
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
5
5
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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