Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.3° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
670
584
486
400
326
256
246
203
199
162
162
118
90
62
31
29
28
16
16
21
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:09PM1.59m
6:54AM1.08m
6:51PM1.65m
7:37AM1.15m
7:30PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.57m
1:07AM0.42m
12:09PM0.54m
1:43AM0.34m
12:56PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
15
16
16
14
13
12
14
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
14
13
13
14
12
11
8
11
14
14
13
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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