Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 09 May 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 12PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
13
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
967
967
1128
901
711
602
495
413
356
304
257
257
290
443
218
525
356
327
295
222
365
513
613
527
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:19PM1.17m
1:50AM1.47m
3:14PM1.22m
2:49AM1.45m
4:03PM1.31m
3:49AM1.44m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.52m
7:33PM0.82m
8:51AM0.51m
8:41PM0.79m
9:38AM0.48m
9:47PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
17
18
18
18
16
15
14
16
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
18
20
20
20
19
10
12
14
15
17
18
15
14
13
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
15
17
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.6
E
12
1.4
SSE
8
0.8
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
0.8
E
13
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
967
967
1128
901
711
602
495
413
356
304
257
257
100
277
149
525
356
327
219
197
222
219
613
527
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.5
E
12
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.6
SSE
14
0.8
E
13
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
Energy kJ
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
39
61
63
67
100
59
69
186
191
173
219
165
222
134
93
215
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
25
25
6
23
2
12
30
17
126
98
58
243
169
260
210
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
290
443
218
295
365
513
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
8
65
8
3
0
0
0
1
2
43
43
43
2
8
2
2
2
43
79
79
79
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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