Surf Forecasts:
Newcastle -The Harbour surf forecast from 4 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 10 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 10 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SE swell with 308 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Newcastle -The Harbour this week:
The surf forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Newcastle -The Harbour in the next 16 days are 0.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 94 | 69 | 41 | 81 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.46m | 6:20AM1.39m | 6:23PM1.43m | 7:04AM1.49m | 7:14PM1.40m | 7:43AM1.58m | 7:59PM1.35m | 8:20AM1.65m | 8:41PM1.31m | 8:56AM1.69m | 9:21PM1.26m | 9:32AM1.71m | 10:00PM1.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.55m | 11:57PM0.30m | 12:19PM0.46m | 00:41AM0.29m | 1:14PM0.38m | 1:19AM0.29m | 2:02PM0.32m | 1:54AM0.30m | 2:47PM0.28m | 2:27AM0.32m | 3:29PM0.27m | 3:00AM0.35m | 4:10PM0.27m | 3:34AM0.39m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 780 | 348 | 245 | 109 | 57 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 955 | 660 | 775 | 892 | 1897 | 1652 | 737 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 9 | S 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | ENE 5 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 18 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NNE 12 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 12 | — | — | E 14 | — | E 8 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NNE 12 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | E 6 | — | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | E 9 | NE 5 | — | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 36 | — | 31 | 262 | — | — | 94 | 69 | — | 81 | 853 | 1372 | 1350 | — | 921 | — | — | — | 8 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 225 | 41 | 260 | 507 | 10 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 293 | 416 | 738 | 67 | 10 | 173 | 0 | 10 | 293 | 1 |
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