Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 26 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
E
0.6
E
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)99991111111010101010101010101067775116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16813012712411014614317413313313098989873734974111102135818284
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SE
5
E
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
N
10
ESE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
1.10
12:51PM
1.55
2:07AM
1.11
1:42PM
1.49
3:02AM
1.15
2:40PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.68
7:56PM
0.38
7:19AM
0.70
8:44PM
0.39
8:27AM
0.70
9:33PM
0.38
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:40-------7:42-------7:43--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C252324323430262322212329312623212019192223232221
Feels °C (?)232123293128262322202127292422191819202220191920
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