Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
42
42
27
27
27
90
110
181
1148
1397
838
465
317
264
293
264
264
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
E
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:47AM1.04m
3:58PM1.58m
5:08AM1.11m
5:08PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.40m
9:11AM0.55m
11:04PM0.32m
10:30AM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
22
19
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
19
21
18
13
9
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
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