Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1
E
1
E
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
E
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)788877566666777777111177117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318127796031311007567126188153144256324305247233240240200221191192
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
SW
10
S
15
ESE
25
SE
10
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
1.68
9:21PM
1.20
9:32AM
1.71
10:03PM
1.18
10:08AM
1.71
10:47PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.37
3:33PM
0.32
2:56AM
0.39
4:14PM
0.31
3:31AM
0.44
4:55PM
0.31
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:36-------7:37--
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------9--1111111--------
Temp. °C191820232322192019181819191919191919191920202020
Feels °C (?)181720232320192015151617171617171717171719191920
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