Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
614
502
492
414
513
569
580
520
469
408
320
266
225
207
193
218
304
225
220
164
134
80
50
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:48AM1.18m
4:29PM1.62m
5:04AM1.16m
5:30PM1.73m
6:15AM1.19m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.52m
9:44AM0.45m
11:16PM0.43m
10:44AM0.44m
00:23AM0.32m
11:45AM0.42m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
16
18
15
14
13
12
11
14
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
12
11
11
10
13
13
15
13
12
10
9
10
13
14
11
10
9
7
6
8
9
9
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