Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 11 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
23.9° 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 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)88896101010121212111111111212129889910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133136217339213731426307614594596493476483510528546560560547713808705698
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.00
3:16AM
1.39
4:13PM
0.98
4:23AM
1.41
5:39PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.67
8:16PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.66
9:25PM
0.74
11:42AM
0.60
10:41PM
0.74
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11-1-------
Temp. °C192427272422212122232322212120202021212020212121
Feels °C (?)202427242222212020212119192018181819181515171718
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