Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 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
22.4° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)109999910999998888867910101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23121716816816817515117510374767350493331441783878661090100010651319
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
0
WNW
5
NNE
15
SSW
35
S
20
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.56
7:02AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.67
7:48AM
1.57
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.38
1:12PM
0.29
1:43AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:13-------6:15-------6:15---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202019161419252521202018172326282519181614161817
Feels °C (?)182020161318232118171614131925262213141310131512
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