Newcastle -The Harbour surf break

Newcastle -The Harbour surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
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Newcastle -The Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newcastle -The Harbour sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Newcastle -The Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

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Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
E
0.6
NE
0.5
E
1.2
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)7477777114556666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53510555210128533342641253135403224241413
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
WSW
15
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
1.57
6:03AM
1.18
5:55PM
1.60
6:45AM
1.27
6:42PM
1.62
7:22AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.28
11:30AM
0.50
12:38AM
0.23
12:23PM
0.42
1:15AM
0.20
1:09PM
0.35
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----5:48-------5:47-------5:46---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:46
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------3-----
Temp. °C191916141315161716161513131722212017141615202222
Feels °C (?)171812101014151412131311101419191612121211161717
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Newcastle -The Harbour (moderate winds from the SSW at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 0 km from Newcastle -The Harbour). 0.5m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.1m 11s groundswell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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28 km/h
SSW
Offshore
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