Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
1.7
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)888689101011111111111212111212121213131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32314818771711901509826901182513891505172418181818165617151462197922212340209821112145
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
E
20
S
35
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
9:24AM
1.47
9:39PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
3:22AM
0.21
3:13PM
0.35
4:16AM
0.23
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-5:29-------5:28-------5:27------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C262523181818161718181718161414161818181817161617
Feels °C (?)232220131415131515141315131112131515151514141414
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