Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 29 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (29 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
S
8
0.7
E
10
1.1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
452
443
532
728
624
686
628
386
331
282
237
228
234
235
191
161
130
122
102
92
132
106
71
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
30
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45AM1.25m
7:04PM1.70m
7:28AM1.23m
7:41PM1.75m
8:11AM1.23m
8:18PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.48m
12:26PM0.47m
1:42AM0.43m
1:02PM0.48m
2:24AM0.40m
1:39PM0.50m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
13
6
4
14
4
Temp °C
19
19
19
17
18
19
18
17
15
14
13
15
19
20
16
14
13
13
12
15
18
17
15
13
16
16
16
11
13
15
16
15
10
9
8
10
14
16
12
10
10
9
8
10
14
14
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
489
452
443
434
434
452
470
422
334
291
217
223
228
234
235
191
161
130
102
102
78
71
64
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
25
24
23
514
452
386
331
282
237
196
156
153
116
118
121
122
92
92
89
85
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
11
18
18
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
0.3
W
2
0.7
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
1.1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
78
108
194
532
728
624
686
628
1
13
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
132
106
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
96
92
76
77
89
42
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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