Surf Forecasts:
Newcastle -The Harbour surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 27 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, SE swell with 580 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s 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 Saturday (Jun 27) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Newcastle -The Harbour in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 9s period and expected on Monday (Jun 22) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 61 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 88 | 365 | 569 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.35m | 1:37AM1.43m | 2:42PM1.37m | 2:33AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:31AM1.20m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:30AM1.13m | 5:12PM1.53m | 5:27AM1.10m | 5:55PM1.60m | 6:20AM1.10m | 6:35PM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.65m | 8:12AM0.42m | 8:43PM0.67m | 8:56AM0.47m | 9:52PM0.66m | 9:38AM0.51m | 10:58PM0.62m | 10:20AM0.52m | 11:55PM0.57m | 11:03AM0.53m | 00:44AM0.51m | 11:46AM0.52m | 1:27AM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 63 | 61 | 117 | 455 | 257 | 172 | 151 | 186 | 215 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 285 | 280 | 217 | 295 | 389 | 365 | 569 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 85 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 88 | 235 | 37 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | — | S 13 | SSE 18 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 16 | — | — | E 9 | — | S 17 | S 16 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | W 3 | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 609 | — | — | 1 | — | 294 | — | 257 | 263 | 362 | — | 372 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 221 | 44 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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