Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 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 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
1
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0
0
0
7
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
SW
2.1
SSW
3.5
SSW
6.5
SSW
4.5
S
4.5
S
6
S
5
S
4.5
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111889141414131313121212121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4944523873305331693167047738809413189924261416708563050513121284823081922157613061050804624
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
1.17
5:19AM
1.62
6:28PM
1.26
6:24AM
1.65
7:16PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.42
10:44PM
0.65
12:17PM
0.37
11:58PM
0.58
1:07PM
0.32
12:59AM
0.49
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:55-------6:53-------6:52----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514171617161514161919202018161618202021202020
Feels °C (?)9769999108101313151615131315171719192020
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