Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.1° 

Newcastle Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
15
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
153
116
111
132
110
110
106
103
94
157
151
146
110
108
102
100
74
78
80
77
74
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:03AM1.49m
10:13PM1.48m
10:43AM1.51m
10:58PM1.36m
11:28AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.29m
4:25AM0.23m
4:56PM0.32m
5:03AM0.31m
5:53PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
23
24
23
21
19
17
16
21
25
26
23
22
Feels °C
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
12
12
14
19
20
20
18
16
13
12
16
20
22
20
19
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