Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
193
214
304
225
220
154
134
80
58
49
33
32
16
16
21
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
4
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:30PM1.73m
6:15AM1.19m
6:28PM1.83m
7:17AM1.23m
7:23PM1.91m
8:13AM1.29m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.44m
00:23AM0.32m
11:45AM0.42m
1:21AM0.22m
12:44PM0.39m
2:14AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
15
13
12
11
12
13
16
16
13
11
10
9
8
11
15
17
15
12
11
10
10
14
Feels °C
13
13
11
9
8
6
6
8
9
9
7
5
3
2
2
5
9
11
10
8
6
5
4
8
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