Newport-Crosswaves surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Newport-Crosswaves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.9
SSW
7
3
S
10
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1008
933
843
724
724
707
694
682
595
584
562
477
468
410
482
424
402
349
284
235
196
366
1965
3575
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:28AM0.99m
10:22PM1.45m
11:13AM0.95m
11:04PM1.39m
12:05PM0.92m
11:52PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.25m
3:47PM0.46m
5:18AM0.30m
4:27PM0.51m
6:07AM0.34m
5:13PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
15
17
21
21
19
18
16
15
14
17
20
19
18
17
15
13
12
17
15
15
11
12
10
9
13
14
18
18
17
17
15
13
12
15
19
17
15
16
14
10
8
12
8
7
3
4
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
1008
933
843
724
724
707
694
682
595
584
562
477
468
410
482
424
402
349
284
235
196
157
120
2593
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
14
9
6
25
24
53
52
81
61
39
33
22
13
7
6
10
9
2
2
4
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
47
42
37
33
14
13
13
12
11
2
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
NE
2
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.9
SSW
7
3
S
10
4
S
11
Energy kJ
6
13
19
5
8
2
8
1
1
3
6
27
53
136
366
1965
3575
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
7
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
44
119
44
0
0
0
0
0
187
191
386
287
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
5
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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