Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
13
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
40
28
27
10
8
8
13
12
12
12
20
22
36
52
236
278
118
134
126
112
108
253
1439
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02AM1.25m
9:48PM1.74m
10:42AM1.26m
10:26PM1.69m
11:22AM1.27m
11:05PM1.61m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.56m
4:37AM0.27m
4:05PM0.58m
5:14AM0.29m
4:49PM0.60m
5:51AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
19
17
15
14
14
15
19
18
15
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
17
17
17
14
11
10
9
9
13
12
9
7
7
6
7
7
11
11
13
12
13
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
12
1
S
11
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
38
40
28
27
10
5
8
13
12
12
12
20
22
36
52
236
278
118
134
126
112
65
253
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
21
21
8
8
8
8
7
3
9
10
2
11
11
6
52
5
30
73
6
10
22
21
21
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
3
3
6
2
3
3
3
2
1
11
3
2
11
7
5
14
5
27
11
11
23
6
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.9
S
8
1.3
SSE
6
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
4
6
6
6
7
3
5
2
1
3
1
108
130
1439
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
30
54
32
44
96
98
63
21
92
0
0
0
0
0
8
3
1
8
42
127
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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