Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (04 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (04 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)776677877777777777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13411713614023615613821421927023628721181103192262315229225153201187331
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.50
9:51AM
1.72
10:20PM
1.53
10:28AM
1.62
10:55PM
1.55
11:04AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.30
4:12PM
0.19
4:19AM
0.30
4:44PM
0.23
5:00AM
0.34
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:23-------7:22
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------122--------------
Temp. °C252423222223262523222121202425262423222121242525
Feels °C (?)242423222324252324222222212624242423232323262523
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