Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)77788889999991010131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1311101021191561611732202252702702762883564529321163146514611420117911411027882
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
SSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.69
1:16PM
1.24
1:37AM
1.65
2:30PM
1.15
2:47AM
1.62
3:57PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.37
6:58PM
0.52
8:32AM
0.43
8:03PM
0.61
9:53AM
0.45
9:21PM
0.66
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----6:59-------6:58-------6:57--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222121232323222120191922232221201918182427262320
Feels °C (?)222121222122222122202024232222212018182426242219
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