Surf Forecasts:
Newcastle -The Harbour surf forecast from 13 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 23 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NE swell with 844 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E 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 Sunday (Nov 15) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Newcastle -The Harbour in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 23) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Friday (Nov 27) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newcastle -The Harbour over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 91 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 98 | 51 | 55 | 31 | 19 | 141 | 106 | 127 | 277 | 256 | 167 | 119 | 99 | 86 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.09m | 12:03PM1.58m | 1:04AM1.07m | 12:46PM1.51m | 2:01AM1.07m | 1:33PM1.44m | 3:00AM1.09m | 2:26PM1.38m | 3:57AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.34m | 4:47AM1.22m | 4:23PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.37m | 5:25AM0.60m | 7:04PM0.41m | 6:11AM0.68m | 7:52PM0.43m | 7:07AM0.74m | 8:41PM0.44m | 8:11AM0.77m | 9:30PM0.44m | 9:20AM0.75m | 10:16PM0.42m | 10:28AM0.70m | 11:00PM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | S 8 | E 5 | E 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 98 | 51 | 55 | 31 | 18 | 141 | 106 | 127 | 277 | 256 | 167 | 119 | 99 | 86 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | — | S 7 | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 9 | — | 56 | 167 | 123 | 268 | 116 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | E 13 | S 9 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | NNE 8 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 16 | N 10 | SSE 15 | N 10 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 79 | 58 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | ENE 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 108 | 91 | — | 36 | — | 13 | 37 | 110 | 188 | 423 | 116 | 208 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 0 | 42 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 106 | 221 | 221 | 93 | 44 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 416 | 30 |
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