Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 21 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (21 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)7777712111111111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20629731927424022921121119118918818814413813112812835396125123949492
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
5
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
onglassglassoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.18
10:08AM
1.71
10:47PM
1.16
10:45AM
1.69
11:33PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.31
3:31AM
0.44
4:55PM
0.31
4:09AM
0.50
5:38PM
0.32
4:47AM
0.56
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:36-------7:37-------7:37------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1------1-----131-------1
Temp. °C191919191919191920202020191818212524212020191919
Feels °C (?)161617171717181818192020201920222622222219171718
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