Newcastle -The Harbour Surf Forecast

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Newcastle -The Harbour surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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 21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Newcastle -The Harbour this week:

The surf forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 20) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Newcastle -The Harbour in the next 12 days are 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Friday (Nov 21) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Thu 20th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Best Surf	8AM (Thu 20th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Most Powerful	8PM (Wed 19th Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	SE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	7	5	8	8	8	8	12	12	7	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	6	9	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	26	133	326	63	44	45	45	132	262	195	191	144	128	125	123	90	181	68	157	250	204
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	N	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	SE	ENE	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	8:22AM 1.63		8:40PM 1.22	8:56AM 1.68		9:21PM 1.20	9:32AM 1.71		10:03PM 1.18	10:08AM 1.71		10:47PM 1.16	10:45AM 1.69		11:33PM 1.13	11:24AM 1.66		12:21AM 1.11	12:05PM 1.61		1:13AM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)		2:54PM 0.35	2:21AM 0.37		3:33PM 0.32	2:56AM 0.39		4:14PM 0.31	3:31AM 0.44		4:55PM 0.31	4:09AM 0.50		5:38PM 0.32	4:47AM 0.56		6:22PM 0.34		5:30AM 0.63	7:08PM 0.36

	Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
Sunrise	5:41	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-
Sunset	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:39	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	2	1	-	-	-	13	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Temp. °C	23	24	23	22	21	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	17	19	19	21	22	21	22	24	22
Feels °C (?)	21	19	19	22	20	18	17	15	16	17	17	17	17	20	19	22	22	21	22	23	23

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The above surf forecast table for Newcastle -The Harbour provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Newcastle -The Harbour can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Newcastle -The Harbour surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Newcastle -The Harbour) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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