Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
227
263
210
49
49
134
108
259
97
166
247
247
214
246
408
688
650
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
40
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
7:10PM1.56m
7:43AM1.46m
7:49PM1.56m
8:17AM1.54m
8:29PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.18m
1:41PM0.28m
2:04AM0.16m
2:23PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
23
21
20
20
20
26
28
29
26
17
16
16
15
16
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
20
19
18
18
18
25
24
24
24
12
12
12
11
12
11
8
10
11
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