Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
75
107
102
98
100
102
100
74
72
94
96
72
98
104
106
106
106
110
119
121
121
121
123
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:15PM1.98m
10:09AM1.33m
10:07PM1.93m
11:03AM1.33m
10:58PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.42m
4:07AM0.14m
3:36PM0.46m
4:59AM0.17m
4:32PM0.50m
5:49AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
17
18
18
16
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
15
13
14
17
18
16
15
14
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
77
75
75
77
96
100
102
100
74
72
94
96
72
98
104
106
106
106
110
119
121
121
121
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
16
13
107
102
98
61
59
58
57
55
50
48
33
32
30
27
16
16
16
8
6
5
21
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
56
54
13
13
9
10
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
8
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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