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Newcastle -The Harbour surf break

Newcastle -The Harbour surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 05 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
24.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour at 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Thu
05
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06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)666688645667777466776664
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4577372923221621801096053384138157775473420171622
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
NNE
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
S
20
E
15
ENE
15
N
15
NE
10
NE
0
S
5
WNW
0
S
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
W
25
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.43
12:10PM
1.48
12:49AM
1.41
12:46PM
1.33
1:30AM
1.38
1:24PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.23
6:06AM
0.44
6:31PM
0.31
6:51AM
0.52
7:02PM
0.40
7:41AM
0.60
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:51
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C302822212123252526242423232426272624222323232424
Feels °C (?)292922202125252627252526262827252525222525262423
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