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Newport-Crosswaves surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Newport-Crosswaves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newport-Crosswaves sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newport-Crosswaves today?
The current surf forecast for Newport-Crosswaves at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newport-Crosswaves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 120 | 127 | 193 | 232 | 135 | 148 | 265 | 302 | 593 | 855 | 544 | 347 | 338 | 284 | 207 | 514 | 627 | 512 | 492 | 325 | 667 | 657 | 635 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 1.27 | 5:05PM 1.02 | 5:53AM 1.34 | 6:02PM 0.98 | 6:32AM 1.41 | 6:54PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:31AM 0.52 | 11:07PM 0.36 | 12:28PM 0.45 | 11:48PM 0.38 | 1:16PM 0.38 | 12:28AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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