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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 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
22.3° 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 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.9
S
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
606
595
584
496
477
477
400
482
424
349
300
240
196
575
1516
2859
1639
1432
1168
818
637
896
1194
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM1.45m
11:13AM0.95m
11:04PM1.39m
12:05PM0.92m
11:52PM1.34m
1:06PM0.92m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.30m
4:27PM0.51m
6:07AM0.34m
5:13PM0.56m
7:00AM0.36m
6:10PM0.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
16
14
14
18
20
20
18
17
14
13
12
16
16
16
13
12
10
8
8
13
19
19
15
14
14
11
11
16
19
18
16
16
12
10
9
10
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
7
14
13
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.9
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
12
Energy kJ
694
606
595
584
496
477
477
400
482
424
349
300
240
196
575
1516
1985
1639
1432
1168
818
637
627
1194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
24
2
50
101
78
51
34
21
13
7
11
10
2
6
160
120
94
70
71
73
56
58
61
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
53
2
42
37
15
14
13
13
12
2
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
3.5
S
11
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
2.2
SSW
10
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
2
15
2
4
20
35
118
176
48
44
2859
20
28
896
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
48
44
44
0
0
0
0
33
120
75
201
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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