Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
4
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0
2
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
2.2
SSW
4
SSW
6
S
4.5
S
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
6
S
5
S
5
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111111111181013141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105410391141112210299617506675154523872565973516129868094884476551207789417794441234743004
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
SSW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
1.12
4:04AM
1.60
5:23PM
1.17
5:19AM
1.62
6:28PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
0.45
9:21PM
0.66
11:13AM
0.42
10:44PM
0.65
12:17PM
0.37
11:58PM
0.58
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:57-------6:55-------6:53----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----33-21---1-----------
Temp. °C192426272119181815151617161616151416181920201716
Feels °C (?)192425262017151597897899810121315171414
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