Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.7° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1291
1146
800
904
807
886
869
809
673
602
640
566
502
414
414
432
569
580
520
469
373
314
235
225
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:29PM1.43m
2:35AM1.24m
3:28PM1.51m
3:48AM1.18m
4:29PM1.62m
5:04AM1.16m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.58m
8:47AM0.44m
10:03PM0.52m
9:44AM0.45m
11:16PM0.43m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
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4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
14
14
15
14
12
11
10
12
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
12
11
9
9
9
13
13
15
13
10
9
7
9
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