Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Issued: 3 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
8
1.9
SSE
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
66
71
373
348
181
134
159
117
144
1012
2130
1981
1568
3049
2402
1756
1469
1237
1160
1077
1077
1058
1058
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
0
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26PM1.69m
11:22AM1.27m
11:05PM1.61m
12:03PM1.29m
11:48PM1.53m
12:47PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.29m
4:49PM0.60m
5:51AM0.31m
5:38PM0.61m
6:29AM0.35m
6:33PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
13
12
14
13
13
11
9
9
9
10
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
2.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
47
66
71
373
348
181
134
159
117
101
21
12
12
612
13
13
14
14
20
16
16
15
14
1058
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
E
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
11
5
28
5
30
78
47
25
72
21
3
13
4
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
11
7
5
14
29
27
5
25
23
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SE
3
1
S
8
1.9
SSE
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
2
144
1012
2130
1981
1568
3049
2402
1756
1469
1237
1160
1077
1077
1058
690
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
8
0
3
3
8
127
127
42
242
361
382
291
291
258
219
219
219
219
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
7
4
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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