Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.7° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 3PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1768
1661
1291
1227
838
722
710
886
869
809
727
602
627
566
502
405
405
433
507
517
469
416
373
307
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
2:29PM1.43m
2:35AM1.24m
3:28PM1.51m
3:48AM1.18m
4:29PM1.62m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.41m
8:47PM0.58m
8:47AM0.44m
10:03PM0.52m
9:44AM0.45m
11:16PM0.43m
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6:54
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4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
10
11
10
13
13
13
11
10
9
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