Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
7
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
237
186
134
102
73
90
86
177
147
147
196
290
297
283
187
138
86
164
158
137
149
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:59AM1.33m
8:03PM1.87m
8:44AM1.39m
8:49PM1.83m
9:26AM1.44m
9:32PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.30m
2:42AM0.06m
2:27PM0.26m
3:22AM0.07m
3:15PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
17
14
13
11
11
13
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
13
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
14
12
9
9
6
7
9
12
12
13
13
12
9
8
12
11
12
13
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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