Newcastle Beach surf break

Newcastle Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)9999999910109999810101099991014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10178768185837979171145177249180132102889211510879798596107
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
W
5
SE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
1.15
11:49PM
1.53
12:30PM
1.08
12:37AM
1.49
1:37PM
1.05
1:33AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
0.53
5:07PM
0.63
6:43AM
0.58
5:50PM
0.71
7:44AM
0.61
6:48PM
0.78
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:39-------5:38----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172426252423222019222222212120191822242423222019
Feels °C (?)152225242423191717212121212321201823232322222018
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