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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
21.9° C
(Which is 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: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
5
4
3
2
4
7
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.1
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)10109998898888479101011111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183266171126979168744647463036554993139418921379199820083288374035413419
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
S
0
NNE
35
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
1.42
7:29PM
1.56
7:46AM
1.40
8:09PM
1.65
8:34AM
1.35
8:51PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.12
1:48PM
0.09
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
3:24AM
0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:30-------5:29----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------121---------
Temp. °C152024222020181717232726181716141316181717161413
Feels °C (?)151923202019151414202625131313111013131213131110
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