Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 19 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
0.8
E
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)7107578888886566777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34295911331125633513310163484376130233270293390400397321271240219
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
E
20
E
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
15
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
1.63
8:40PM
1.22
8:56AM
1.68
9:21PM
1.20
9:32AM
1.71
10:03PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.35
2:21AM
0.37
3:33PM
0.32
2:56AM
0.39
4:14PM
0.31
3:31AM
0.44
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
Sunrise5:41-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:36-------7:36----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------2---11--1---
Temp. °C172223232322191819212020191918181919191919191919
Feels °C (?)162121182020181718211818171715151716161616171717
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