Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
17.6°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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
6
5
6
13
166
262
166
142
168
171
231
167
161
123
118
87
85
64
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:55PM1.38m
4:54AM0.95m
4:52PM1.43m
5:52AM1.02m
5:41PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.55m
9:57AM0.64m
11:59PM0.47m
11:00AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
13
15
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
11
13
17
16
15
16
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