Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Nobbys Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nobbys Reef sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 3AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Nobbys Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)101010101099999988816161616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118699078862451745238532628023820215014011413913112712687107257251179165
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.36
7:17AM
1.66
7:58PM
1.46
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.49
1:48PM
0.29
1:51AM
0.41
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:52-------6:50-------6:49
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019191920212020202019182022222221201918212323
Feels °C (?)191818181919201919192020182021212020201918212121
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