Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
18.6° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.4
S
0.5
S
1.1
SSW
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.2
NE
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)445611111198858610109996611111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105147939125110148109828540346964413937403224243231
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
WSW
15
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
1.57
6:03AM
1.18
5:55PM
1.60
6:45AM
1.27
6:42PM
1.62
7:22AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.28
11:30AM
0.50
12:38AM
0.23
12:23PM
0.42
1:15AM
0.20
1:09PM
0.35
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----5:48-------5:47-------5:46---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:46
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------3-----
Temp. °C191916141315161716161513131722212017141615202222
Feels °C (?)171812101014151412131311101419191612121211161717
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Newcastle Beach (light winds from the SW at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 2 km from Newcastle Beach). 1.1m 6s windswell from the S with a 0.5m 8s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
SW
Cross-Shore
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