Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Issued: 9 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
7
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
37
24
23
12
69
49
59
55
25
24
21
19
12
11
17
7
8
13
11
11
11
34
34
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.22m
9:10PM1.77m
10:02AM1.25m
9:48PM1.74m
10:42AM1.26m
10:26PM1.69m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.54m
4:00AM0.27m
3:22PM0.56m
4:37AM0.27m
4:05PM0.58m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
20
21
20
18
18
17
16
17
20
20
18
17
15
15
14
15
19
19
16
12
11
9
Feels °C
14
14
19
20
18
16
15
13
11
12
15
15
14
14
12
10
9
9
13
14
11
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
30
37
24
23
12
27
7
59
55
25
24
16
12
12
11
5
7
8
13
11
11
11
34
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
12
7
8
8
8
10
8
5
8
19
23
21
19
8
8
17
5
5
2
6
10
11
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
8
8
1
3
3
8
2
8
8
7
3
6
6
6
2
2
1
1
3
2
11
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
17
12
69
49
6
12
15
14
6
9
5
5
9
7
8
10
4
3
5
3
3
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
28
32
273
0
32
76
76
70
0
0
32
32
76
44
44
96
97
106
108
21
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
9
4
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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