Newcastle Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.79° E

Newcastle Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle Beach sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.4° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.7
SE
4
0.3
S
9
1.7
S
5
2.5
S
7
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
17
17
15
14
160
688
1373
1809
2039
2210
2438
2210
2228
2291
2759
2222
1684
1375
721
567
488
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
SSE
15
SE
20
S
40
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
10:48AM1.50m
11:03PM1.19m
11:27AM1.46m
11:44PM1.07m
12:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.32m
5:12PM0.39m
4:55AM0.41m
6:01PM0.48m
5:28AM0.51m
6:59PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
23
20
18
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
10
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
19
17
17
15
7
8
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
4
7
10
11
12
13
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