Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
S
6
0.2
E
13
0.7
SW
4
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
12
10
13
16
36
32
31
27
26
24
25
27
26
37
29
38
84
100
127
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
NE
25
NW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:03PM1.40m
00:08AM1.34m
12:54PM1.43m
1:05AM1.22m
1:53PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.30m
6:09PM0.48m
6:25AM0.36m
7:14PM0.50m
7:13AM0.42m
8:30PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
17
18
16
14
12
9
9
11
15
16
15
13
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
13
15
13
10
8
4
5
7
12
13
8
7
7
6
6
8
10
11
10
9
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