Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 17 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
20.9° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)--
Afternoon (17 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
0.8
E
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.3
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)6666789998746107975778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)246669404513022020215358383283503628629124126356513010162
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
E
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
E
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
1.25
7:48AM
1.56
8:00PM
1.23
8:22AM
1.63
8:40PM
1.22
8:56AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
0.46
1:15AM
0.37
2:14PM
0.40
1:48AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.35
2:21AM
0.37
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise------5:41-------5:41-------5:39-
Sunset-7:32-------7:34-------7:35------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232219171715162021201919161417232324232219191922
Feels °C (?)181817151412131817151416151316212019192019191922
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